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Royal Bank of Scotland has said it welcomes the decision by credit ratings agency Moody’s to upgrade the still 71 per cent state-owned lender’s senior debt ratings and the deposit ratings.

Derek Mackay Scottish firms looking for significant investment will now be able to access an additional £200 million through the Scottish-European Growth Co-investment Programme.

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Paul Mitchell (CFO), Rob O’Neill (Business Development Director), Zak Fleming (Operations Director) and Derek Smith (CEO). Aberdeen-based independent oil and gas industry specialist Ramco has scooped a major private equity award at the British Private Equity & Venture Capital Association (BVCA

Andrew Murphy Speaking to 105 industry leaders and parliamentarians at the Scottish Retail Consortium’s annual reception in Edinburgh last night, SRC’s Chairman Andrew Murphy called on the Scottish Government to do more to assist the retail industry and consumers.

Ian Williams Accountancy firm Campbell Dallas has won ‘Large Accountancy Firm of the Year’ for the third year in a row at the annual Scottish Accountancy & Finance Awards 2017, held in Glasgow last night.

Paul Smith Fife-based Smith Anderson Group, one of the UK’s largest food packaging companies, has agreed a new financial package with Barclays, including day-to-day banking, invoice discounting and a facility to help manage longer-term foreign exchange (FX) exposures.

Caroline Gardiner The legacy of an IT programme set up to deliver financial support to rural businesses still presents significant risks and costs for the Scottish Government, according to Audit Scotland.

Adam Drummond and Graham Waddell. Glasgow investment management firm Speirs & Jeffrey has announced the appointment of Adam Drummond as a director.

The number of households in Scotland has continued to increase with single person households now accounting for over a third, according to figures published today by National Records of Scotland (NRS).

Commercial property advisor GVA has been appointed by Falkirk Council to help attract local, national and international investment for its Falkirk Gateway development.

https://youtu.be/VWPtGACWx1w PwC is taking to the Scottish roads over the next week as part of the Ride the Nation event.

Keith Skeoch Standard Life chief executive Keith Skeoch has revealed that he is ready to sell-off the Edinburgh insurance giant’s £16.1 billion annuity book once shareholders have rubber-stamped its mega merger with Aberdeen Asset Management.

The average price of a property in Scotland in April 2017 was £145,734 – a 6.8 per cent year-on-year rise and an increase of 5.4 per cent when compared to the previous month.

Thomas Davies Seedrs has closed its inaugural round of secondary trades.