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The Scottish Government has today published the analysis of responses to the public consultation on the Scottish National Investment Bank Bill which ran from September to October last year. Today's document is the first of many milestones for the nation's first investment bank in 2019 as

The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), published today, show that the UK’s economy grew by just 0.2 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2018, down from 0.6 per cent over the three months to September.

Output across Scotland's private economy declined for a second successive month at the start of 2019, the first time since August 2016 that a back-to-back drop in activity has been recorded. According to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI, new business also fell in January, enabling firms to clea

Shepherd and Wedderburn partner Yvonne Brady, specialist insolvency advisor in the firm's corporate & restructuring recovery team, has been elected to the CBI (Confederation of British Industry) Scotland Council. Ms Brady begins a three-year term, during which she will draw on her expe

The town centre vacancy rate for Scotland was 12.0 per cent last month, an increase from 11.1 per cent in October 2018, and above the average vacancy rate for the UK, which is 9.9 per cent.

In the recent J&B Hopkins (“J&BH”) Upper Tier Tax Tribunal VAT case, the court agreed with HMRC’s view that the business should be assessed for underpaid VAT, even though the business felt that HMRC would unfairly benefit from such an assessment, writes Tony Cochrane, VAT s

An independent commission to advise on a 30-year strategy for infrastructure investment has appointed its final members. The Infrastructure Commission, chaired by Ian Russell CBE, will provide independent, informed advice on the vision, ambition and priorities for infrastructure in Scotland.

Vastint Hospitality is to continue its regeneration of Edinburgh’s Fountainbridge with the submission of new mixed-use proposals. Architecture practice 3DReid has lodged plans with the City of Edinburgh Council for 234 homes for private rent as well as s

Proposed changes to the UK’s immigration system don’t meet the needs of Scotland’s business community, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) will warn an influential committee of MPs tomorrow. At a session with Westminster’s Scottish Affairs Committee, the small busin

NFU Scotland’s Perth branch agents attended the insurer’s AGM held at the Radisson Blue hotel in Glasgow last week where they were awarded The Membership Flame Award.

An elderly crime wave appears to be sweeping Japan because pensioners are seeking jail time in a bid to save money.

Scotland’s capital has taken another step towards becoming the first UK city to charge a tourist tax after the move was approved by Edinburgh city councillors.

The Edinburgh-based Scottish American Investment Trust (SAINTS), which counts  Coca-Cola and Microsoft among its most significant holdings, has announced market-beating returns for its shareholders for 2018 and raised its payout for the 39th year in a row. The Baillie Gifford-man

The Scottish labour market continued to tighten during January. Permanent staff appointments and temporary billings both rose further, but rates of increase softened in each case, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

Dundee-based law firm Blackadders LLP is set to reinforce its service offering by merging with Aberdeen-based solicitors, Plenderleath Runcie. The merger underpins Blackadders’ ongoing growth strategy and will result in the firm increasing its talent pool to 28 partners and more than 230 staff