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Malcolm Buchanan Output in Scotland's private sector economy expanded solidly at the start of the fourth quarter, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI.

Latest figures released today show the UK economy grew by 0.6 per cent in the three months to September, driven by warm weather spending and the football World Cup.

Business owners Scott Gibson (left) and Tommy Nevin have opened BT local business franchise, Omnitel Communications, in Glasgow A new Glasgow telecommunications company, formed as part of the BT local business franchise network, opened its doors to customers in April after securing a £300,000 loan

There has been an acceleration in the number of retail shops closing across Scotland’s high streets as a result of the growth in online shopping, a shift to in-home leisure, heightened restructuring activity and continued digitisation of services.

Elaine McLlroy Businesses need to do more than ever to promote equal pay as the date of Equal Pay Day stalls for third year, according to lawyers at national law firm Weightmans.

Matt Strachan, chief investment officer at Thorntons Investments Thorntons Investments celebrated a double success at the Growth Investors 2018 Awards at the Royal Lancaster in London this week.

Bill Michael “Big Four” accountancy firm KPMG is to cease undertaking consulting work for FTSE 350 companies where it serves as auditor to avoid conflicts of interest following a string of scandals.

Alasdair McKinnon, the lead fund manager of the Scottish Investment Trust accepted the Shares Award from the host Shappi Khorsandi The Scottish Investment Trust PLC (The Scottish) has announced today that it has been named ‘Best Investment Trust’ at the Shares Awards 2018.

Dundee Sheriff Court (Image: Google) A Perthshire bank worker accused of embezzling more than £800,000 from customers at his branch has been cleared of the charges.

Gillian Martin MSP Much of Scotland’s land will remain outside the proposed Register of Controlled Interests in Land, whose purpose is to make land ownership more transparent – according to a report by the Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee.

A food and drink business incubator is to be built in Inverclyde by Riverside Inverclyde (Ri), the organisation charged with delivering the economic redevelopment of Inverclyde in the west of Scotland.

Tasnim Ghiawadwala Tasnim Ghiawadwala has joined Barclays as its new head of UK corporate banking as news emerged that the high street giant is considering more than one hundred redundancies in its technology infrastructure team.

Ross Stupart Audit, tax and consulting firm RSM and Entrepreneurial Scotland have joined forces to spearhead a delegation of Scottish businesses in the US to facilitate transatlantic trade.

Labour market conditions in Scotland remained robust during October, with recruitment agencies signalling sharp growth in permanent placements and temp staff billings, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

Mark Prentice and Allison McCowan of Hampden & Co Hampden & Co has hired Allison McCowan from C. Hoare & Co, the oldest private bank in the UK.