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Saudi Arabia has cracked down on camels artificially enhanced with Botox and other means being submitted to beauty contests. More than 40 camels competing in this year's King Abdulaziz camel festival were disqualified, the largest number ever, The Guardian reports.

Chartered accountants Wylie & Bisset has deployed its pharmacy sector expertise to facilitate the multi-million-pound disposal of Newfield (Dundonald) to Davidsons Chemists. With a turnover of almost £5m and a staff of 60 across six pharmacies in Kilbarchan in Greater Glasgow & Clyde,

McCrea Financial Services has been named one of the UK’s top 100 independent financial advisory firms and the only UK firm to win one of the highest industry awards for retirement planning. Glasgow-based McCrea were, for the first time, named in the annual Citywire New Model Adviser Top 100 li

Mortgage lenders have announced a voluntary moratorium on possessions from Monday 13 December until Tuesday 4 January 2022. The industry is committed to providing ongoing support to those in financial difficulty as a result of the pandemic, especially those who may be worried about making their mort

Bigtincan, a provider of sales enablement automation solutions has unveiled plans to make Scotland one of its principal international locations following support from Scottish Enterprise. Bigtincan will expand its software development centre in Glasgow and accelerate a series of R&D projects to

Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Plc, a fund managed by abrdn, has seen its Net Asset Value (NAV) total return rise by 12.5% in the year ended 30 September 2021. This is compared to -0.8% in 2020.

The Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) welcomed over 400 leading figures from Scottish industry, business and politics to its Annual Scottish Business Address last night at the Hilton Hotel, Glasgow. The event will gather representatives from across the Scottish business community and Chambers of C

UK manufacturing exports will bring in around £14.4 billion to the Scottish economy this year, according to a new study from Barclays Corporate Banking.

Hiring activity across Scotland rose at a slower pace in November, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.

Alloa-based luxury skincare business Ochil Skincare has quadrupled its online sales after receiving expert advice and support from DigitalBoost, Scotland’s national digital upskilling programme, delivered by Business Gateway. Launched in 2015, Ochil Skincare makes and sells hand-made natural a

The 2020 Great British Bake Off winner Peter Sawkins is pursuing a career in accountancy despite finding fame on the show. Peter, who is from Edinburgh, became the first Scottish person and the youngest contestant to win the show last year.

Ross Stupart, tax partner and RSM UK’s office managing partner in Edinburgh, outlines his expectations for the Scottish Budget set to be announced tomorrow. Hot on the heels of the UK Autumn Budget on 27 October 2021, the Finance Secretary Kate Forbes will deliver the Scottish Budget on 9 Dece

abrdn has joined the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance (EMIA), the newest major asset manager to become a part of the not-for-profit organisation that brings ESG policy experts, investors, and emerging market issuers (governments and corporations) together to solve the most pressing global is

One in ten chain shops in Scotland are still closed six months after the lockdown which was in force in the first half of 2021, with 99 closing permanently, according to new research by PwC and the Local Data Company.

The average UK property price has reached £272,992, marking a new 15-year high, according to the latest Halifax House Price Index.