Scotland is experiencing a start-up boom, with over 40,000 new businesses setting up shop last year – an increase of 12% on the number of new companies incorporated in 2022.
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The latest Royal Bank of Scotland Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) has reported positive signs for the Scottish private sector, indicating a rebound in business activity at the beginning of the year. With a notable increase from 49.4 in December to 51.7, the index highlighted the first expansion in
The start of 2024 has experienced a drop in recruitment activity across Scotland, as signalled by the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs survey. Both permanent staff placements and temp billings fell sharply in January, with the latter posting the first decline in three months. Subdue
The latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI has revealed a further decline in the Scottish private sector at the close of 2023.
The Royal Bank of Scotland's latest Report on Jobs survey reveals a concerning trend in the Scottish job market, with a notable drop in permanent staff appointments during December.
Royal Bank of Scotland is joining forces with Social Bite to host a Christmas dinner for people who’ve experienced homelessness.
The Scottish private sector has experienced a continued decline in activity in November, as highlighted by the latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI. At 47.1, up from 46.5 in October, the Scotland Business Activity Index posted below the crucial 50.0 mark for the third month running. The decline in priv
November marked a significant turnaround in Scotland's recruitment sector with a renewed rise in hiring activity, as revealed by the Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs.
Some 38 Scottish businesses with high-growth potential have received a much-needed £1.5 million in funding in the 22nd round of the Scottish EDGE awards.
RBS-owner NatWest Group has announced the closure of its prominent RBS branch on Glasgow's Sauchiehall Street, adding to the spate of bank shutdowns throughout the UK, with 18 additional NatWest branches slated to close south of the border.
The latest Royal Bank of Scotland PMI survey signalled a second monthly deterioration in private sector activity during October. Moreover, the headline Scotland Business Activity Index - a measure of combined manufacturing and service sector output - fell to 46.5 from 49.3 in September, indicating t
Scotland's labour market experienced a continued decline in recruitment activities, with a particular slowdown in permanent staff placements and temp billings, as reported in the Royal Bank of Scotland's latest Report on Jobs for October 2023. This contraction, the most moderate in three months, coi
Both permanent staff appointments and temp billings contracted sharply in September, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs survey.
Scotland’s private sector experienced a decline in September, with output falling for the first time since January, according to Royal Bank of Scotland's (RBS) latest PMI survey.
The Royal Bank of Scotland's latest PMI survey recorded almost no change in business activity across Scotland's private sector for August 2023. The Scotland Business Activity Index slipped from 51.1 in July to an exact 50.0, ending six months of growth. In addition to this, new orders across both th