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The first six months of 2016 were marked by improving Scotch Whisky export performance, according to new analysis published today by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA), with the equivalent of 533 million bottles shipped from Scotland during the first half of the year.

More than three million current account customers have ditched their old bank or building society and switched to a new one in the three years since a new service to take the hassle out of switching was launched.

Martin Gilbert Martin Gilbert, the founder and chief executive of Aberdeen Asset Management, has realised £5.3 million by selling a third of his share interest in the £301 billion fund manager.

Sir Nicholas Macpherson (Image: FT) The Board of The Scottish American Investment Company has appointed Sir Nicholas Macpherson as a non-executive Director.

Edinburgh-based Miller Homes has announced it plans to continue its “substantial” land investment programme after the firm unveiled a 66 per cent rise in interim profits.

New research has exposed how the growing numbers of Scots whose incomes vary month to month can struggle to pay essential bills and meet their debt repayments.

The Bank of England has announced today that it is to leave interest rates unchanged at the historic low of 0.25 per cent set last month.

Theme park operator Flamingo Land has been selected as the preferred developer for a £30 million holiday resort project in Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park.

New data has revealed that annuity rates are on track for their biggest ever annual fall.

Innovative enterprises in Scotland secured £95 million in research and development (R&D) tax credits last year, according to new figures just released by HMRC, which administers the government incentive schemes.

Scotland’s rental culture is happier, friendlier and more settled than that south of the Border though it is still under threat from rental increases, according to new research.

Matt Wightman (left) Rob Aberdein (centre) and Joseph Bowie, will lead Aberdein Considine’s expansion into England and Wales. Scottish law firm Aberdein Considine has announced its first expansion into England and Wales with the acquisition of an established legal business in Newcastle.

The value of oil and gas produced in Scotland fell to its lowest level since 1999 last year, despite an increase in production.

David Mitchell A new wave of entrepreneurial success stories is reinventing the Scottish economy, according to David Mitchell, a newly-appointed partner in Deloitte’s Private Markets business.

Derek Mackay Legislation to remove the automatic Council Tax discount for second homes has been laid in Parliament, paving the way for further reforms due to take effect from April 2017.