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The 2022-2023 Scottish Budget Bill has been backed by MSPs. During the Stage 3 debate in the Scottish Parliament, finance secretary Kate Forbes announced a further £290 million in financial support to help address the rising cost of living.

Software company Bitwise has opened a new office in Dundee's Technology Park. Formed in 1987 by its current managing director Craig McWhirter, the company develops high quality real-time, safety-critical software to international and industry standards.

The University of Strathclyde has appointed Mairi Spowage as Professor of Practice and director of its prestigious Fraser of Allander Institute (FAI). Professor Spowage takes up the role after being acting director for the last year.

Surveyors in Scotland reported more prospective home buyers in January, a sign that soon-to-be buyers aren’t suffering from the winter blues, however, this came before the most recent rise in interest rates, according to the latest residential market survey from the Royal Institution of Charte

Almost one in five (17%) retailers in Scotland have cancelled contracts with suppliers across the last 12 months who don’t meet stringent ethical and sustainable standards, new research from Barclays reveals.

Scotland's labour market saw a further rise in hiring activity at the start of 2022, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

Edinburgh-based fintech LendingCrowd has closed a funding deal with Barclays, and a large global investment firm to support SMEs across Britain as they recover from the coronavirus pandemic and return to growth. The funding will be delivered via the British Business Bank’s Recovery Loan Scheme

Legal and estate agency Pacitti Jones is continuing to expand its operations in Scotland with the acquisition of Dennistoun-based estate agency Tip Top Homes.

Edinburgh-based financial services firm Aegon UK has posted an operating profit of £158 million in 2021. This is an increase from the £128m posted in 2020.

UK banks have withdrawn mortgages charging below 1% interest have after banks increased their lending costs in the wake of last week's rate rise.

Highland Transfers, an eco-tourism business that encourages people to explore Scotland’s great outdoors is on track to double its turnover. This follows support from DigitalBoost, Scotland’s national digital upskilling programme, delivered by Business Gateway. Born out of business owner

City centre office markets in Edinburgh and Glasgow are moving towards recovery in 2022 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest Big Nine office market update from Avison Young.

Jurors in a high-profile criminal case in Quebec have been supplied with cannabis to pass the time until they reach a verdict. The jury has been sequestered while considering kidnapping charges brought against a local businessman. The jurors are staying in a hotel and will not be allowed to return h

Azets, the accountancy firm specialising in the SME sector, has appointed David Meldrum as an associate director within the firm’s fast-growing restructuring and insolvency practice in Scotland. Mr Meldrum has specialist knowledge of all forms of restructuring and insolvency and has provided s

Scottish business sentiment remained positive in the fourth quarter of 2021, but the rising cost of energy impacts prospects for 2022 and operates as a drag on the outlook for economic growth, despite the easing of pandemic restrictions, according to the results of the latest Addleshaw Goddard Scott