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Tim Allan The Scottish Chambers of Commerce has announced the appointment of Tim Allan as its new President, taking on the role from Nora Senior who stands down after four years in office.

Farmers and crofters who are waiting for their 2016 payment under the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS), the £178 million system set up to deliver European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments, are to be offered a Scottish Government funded loan.

David McCreadie Edinburgh-based challenger bank Tesco Bank has announced that new customers can again now apply to open a current account to benefit from a guaranteed 3 per cent credit interest on balances up to £3,000 until 1 April 2019.

Nicola Sturgeon Funding to support women-led Scottish businesses has been doubled to £120,000 Nicola Sturgeon has announced today in California during the First Minister's visit to the American state.

Liontrust has completed its £30 million acquisition of Dundee-based Alliance Trust Investments (ATI).

The performance of the UK manufacturing sector remained solid at the end of the first quarter, although rates of expansion in output and new orders lost further impetus following recent highs, remaining above respective long-run averages, with domestic markets a key source of new business wins.

An Edinburgh-based provider of specialist fitness equipment has secured a £2 million finance package from HSBC to support international growth and expansion at its headquarters in the Scottish capital.

Mike McAnulty As Britain prepares for its exit from the European Union, and Scotland petitions for a second referendum, the economy is facing an ambiguous future.

The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland's competition to find the 35 most promising and inspiring young CAs from around the world is now open.

Scotland’s law firms have among the best profit margins in the UK, according to an annual report. In its Legal Benchmarking Report, the Royal Bank of Scotland found that profit as a percentage of fees was 27 per cent in Scotland and that firms had increased their fees by an average of three per c

Tim Cooper Over a fifth of Scottish adults (23 per cent) say that their personal or household finances are amongst the most likely factors, from a list of common causes of stress and anxiety, to have a negative impact on their mental health, according to a new survey of over 2,000 British adults by

As well as having the best quality of life of any rural area in Scotland for the fourth year running, the Orkney Islands now takes that accolade for the whole of Great Britain too, according to the latest Bank of Scotland Rural Quality of Life Survey.

Independent Scottish accountancy firm, French Duncan has unveiled the rebrand of their Business Recovery Unit to the French Duncan Restructuring and Debt Advisory service.

Land Reform Secretary Rosanna Cunningham MSP meets with farmers Hew and Jane Hunter, who are tenant farmers on the Crown Estate. Powers over the revenue and management of Crown Estate resources in Scotland have been transferred to the Scottish Government, with the aim of giving communities a stronge

Scottish Friendly has announced its plans for the Lifetime ISA (Lisa) market with its innovative new Lisa Access option.