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A Treasury rate rise which led to fears that major housing and infrastructure projects could be delayed has been labelled by Moody’s as “credit negative” for local authorities as it will increase the cost of capital on new borrowing in the short term.

Almost 9 in 10 (87%) of Scottish business leaders who offer flexible working say it has had a positive impact on their business, a Yougov report reveals.

Scottish Borders Council is hosting a business event for local firms to show its support for Living Wage Week. Living Wage Week takes place from 11-15th November.

A woman has posted a 'scathing' parody song on Facebook which lists Donald Trump's criminal offences.

Shawbrook Bank has launched its new savings operation in Scotland. The new savings team will be based in Shawbrook’s Glasgow office where it will join the existing 60 staff from the regional business centre, as well as the bank’s operations, payments, IT and marketing teams.

A three-part series into the growing pension scheme bills faced by plumbers in Scotland begins in The Herald today.

IP attorney firm Murgitroyd has received a takeover bid from Sovereign Capital Partners, the London-based private equity firm. Murgitroyd said the offer valued the firm at about £61 million and the stake of chairman Ian Murgitroyd at about £16m.

A third (34%) of adults in Scotland say they do not save any money, according to new research conducted by the Bank of Scotland.

Aberdeen oil and gas explorer Eland Oil & Gas is to be purchased by Nigerian firm Seplat Petroleum. The board of Eland Oil and Gas has recommended that shareholders accept the offer of 166p per share - 28.5% above yesterday's closing price of 129.2p.

Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has launched a flagship partnership with the charity SafeLives to protect and support customers affected by financial abuse. Through this partnership, SafeLives will consult on a range of bank policies, procedures and services to ensure that those affected by financial a

Shares in Scottish companies listed on the FTSE continued to lag the wider index in the third quarter of 2019 as their AIM (Alternative Investment Market) counterparts made a partial comeback, Brewin Dolphin analysis has found. Brewin Dolphin found that Scottish organisations listed on AIM

Housebuilder Bellway is to gradually reduce its investment in London in favour of generating growth elsewhere in the UK.

Three-quarters of Edinburgh businesses fear the negative impact of a no-deal Brexit, a new survey carried out by the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce has revealed.

Fintechs could save migrant workers a combined £520 million when moving money from the UK to emerging economies, according to new analysis by Edinburgh-based fintech Paysend. Each year, migrant workers in the UK send £8 billion back home. While the average global transaction fee is curre

New inflation figures published today indicate that state pensions are in line for around a 4% inflation-busting increase next April. The revelation arrives following the publication of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) 12-month rate for September.