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
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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
The Scottish labour market experienced a significant downturn in August, with surveyed recruiters signalling sharp decreases in both permanent placements and temp billings, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs survey.
Environmentally conscious SMEs are being offered the chance to reduce their carbon footprint and lower energy bills through a new partnership between Royal Bank of Scotland, the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI) and the University of Edinburgh.
Solar contractor i-Protech is to expand after securing a funding deal from Royal Bank of Scotland.
There was a fresh expansion in permanent job placements across Scotland at the start of the third quarter, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs survey.
The Royal Bank of Scotland is inviting ambitious entrepreneurs and business owners to apply for a place on its Entrepreneur Accelerator Hub. The bank is currently accepting applications to its fully funded support programme for Scottish businesses looking to scale and succeed.
Scotland has experienced a continued downturn in hiring activity, with permanent staff appointments contracting for the fifth month in a row due to economic uncertainty and hesitations from candidates in seeking new roles, according to the recent RBS Report on Jobs survey. While permanent staff