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Malcolm Hurlston The number of debt decrees registered against Scottish businesses fell to a record low last year, according to figures released by Registry Trust, which collects decree and judgment information from jurisdictions across the British Isles and Ireland.

Royal Bank of Scotland has dropped objections to plans by former Rangers owner Sir David Murray to build a garden district on green belt land in the west of Edinburgh.

The Serious Fraud Office has today charged Barclays and four individuals with conspiracy to commit fraud and the provision of unlawful financial assistance contrary to the Companies Act 1985.

Joe Garner Nationwide Building Society has announced results showing a drop in consumer spending in the wake of the Brexit vote has seen its nine-month statutory pretax profit drop by 6 per cent.

The Treasury has held secret talks with‎ US officials designed to strike a multi-billion deal on the pending fine hanging over Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) in relation to its role in the mortgage scandal that resulted in the last financial crisis.

Fraser Sime Activity in the Scottish private sector returned to expansionary territory in January, following a contraction at the end of 2017, as private sector business optimism strengthened markedly to a 43-month high, according to Bank of Scotland analysis.

David Melhuish Revenues from the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) remained at near record levels in December 2017, according to figures released by Revenue Scotland and analysed by the Scottish Property Federation.

Scotch whisky and salmon exports continue to grow at record levels, new figures for 2017 have shown.

Martin Gill UK businesses are experiencing strong order books, driving an expected increase in UK GDP growth in early 2018, according to the latest Business Trends Report by accountants and business advisors BDO.

Kirsty Lister Kirsty Lister, financial planning associate at Chiene + Tait Financial Planning, explores the possible impact of interest rate rises on pension transfer values

Scotland’s leading directors have been shortlisted for the IoD Director of the Year Awards, which celebrate individuals’ business accomplishments in 2017.

Martin Gartley Edinburgh-based UK R&D (research and development) tax relief specialist Jumpstart has appointed Martin Gartley as its new business development manager for west and south of Scotland.

Faisal Choudhry Last year saw more than 2,000 Scottish households became “property millionaires” on the back of rising house prices.

Scottish hill farmers and crofters are to be offered a nationally-funded loan through the Less Favoured Area Support Scheme 2017.

Sir Howard Davies Royal Bank of Scotland chairman Sir Howard Davies has hit back at shadow Treasury minister and Labour MP Clive Lewis who this week accused him and the bank's chief executive of misleading parliament over the scandal of the bank’s notorious Global Restructuring Group.