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Jamie Grant Two fifths (39 per cent) of international consumers would be more inclined to buy a product if it displayed the Union Jack, new global research from Barclays Corporate Banking has revealed.

Nine female-led companies representing Tayside, Falkirk, Glasgow and Edinburgh have been shortlisted as Growth category finalists for this year’s AccelerateHER Awards.

Lena Wilson CBE The University of Strathclyde has appointed former Scottish Enterprise chief executive Lena Wilson CBE as a visiting professor.

Banking giant HSBC has today posted pre-tax profit of $17.2 billion (£12.3 billion) for 2017, marking a 141 per cent jump on the $7.1 billion profit recorded in 2016.

Lucy-Rose Walker Entrepreneurial Spark and Royal Bank of Scotland have reached an agreement to transfer the renowned business accelerator, run jointly between the two for the past three years, in-house to the bank.

The Financial Ombudsman has ruled that Dundee-based platform Alliance Trust Savings must compensate a client who was unable to make several investments because online services were down, by making good on the value of the moves as they transpired, plus an additional £500.

Gregor Duthie Commercial tenants in Scotland are about to experience a shake-up in their tax returns. Revenue Scotland have published new guidance over the past week to help explain how leasehold interests are affected, Gregor Duthie, senior associate, real estate at Gilson Gray, takes a look at the

A new report published today has set out recommendations on economic development, education and employment to ensure that Scotland reaps the rewards of the digital and automation revolutions.

Chris Pole Chris Pole and Mark Orton from KPMG Restructuring have been appointed joint administrators to specialist meat supplier Russell Hume Limited.

Edinburgh has been revealed as the UK’s most attractive city for inward investment, according to new research that has shown the Scottish capital topping the charts for economic performance, as well as being recognised for having a strong quality of ‘place’ and high proportion of skilled and

Paul Dounis Paul Dounis and Steven Ross of RSM Restructuring Advisory LLP have been appointed provisional liquidators of Balmoral Knitwear.

David Alexander David Alexander, a partner at Gilson Gray LLP comments on a recent case on the recoverability (or otherwise) of VAT on expenses from the unsuccessful party

Royal Bank of Scotland has been forced into backing down on previous denials and issued a “sincere apology” after admitting its staff had indeed forged a customer’s signature in order to take more money from them.

A state-backed investment bank should be set up to plug the shortfall in lending to small and medium-sized businesses and help tackle the challenge of poor productivity in the UK, report produced by a Civitas has urged today.

Properties across Scotland are selling on average for more than their asking price, with the average selling price £10,000 higher than the average asking price in Q4.