Scottish Government

A new report, the Gender Export Gap, has revealed that Scotland could boost its economy by billions of pounds if women-led businesses exported at the same rate as those led by men. The report estimates a potential increase in trade of between £3.4 billion and £10.3bn over two years. From

Start-up tech companies participating in the Scottish Government’s Techscaler business accelerator programme have raised more than £118 million of capital investment in the past two years. It comes from both private and public sources and is supporting businesses in sectors such as medic

Scotland's Chief Statistician has published the local government finance figures for 2023-24. Councils' net revenue expenditure, which covers the annual cost of delivering services, totalled £14,296 million. Education and Social Work accounted for the largest portions, at £6,960m and &po

Analysis published today by the office of the chief economic advisor has estimated Brexit trade barriers could impact Scotland’s economy by £4 billion. This estimated economic cost is from the reduction in trade alone – not counting changes to productivity, investment or migration.

The Scottish Government is urging closer energy cooperation with Europe to reduce energy bills and stimulate investment. In a report published ahead of planned UK government talks with the EU, Holyrood has outlined several opportunities for greater alignment with the European Union on energy.

A lord ordinary has ruled that a waste management company is entitled to sue the Scottish Government over its decision to delay the coming into effect of the Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland. Biffa Waste Services Ltd, which committed around £51.4 million towards implementation of the DRS, so

The latest round of the Scottish Inward Investment Catalyst Fund (IICF) has awarded three projects up to £10,000 each. The fund, supported by Interface and the Scottish Government, attracts investment through R&D with Scottish universities.

First Minister John Swinney has signed an updated Partnership Agreement with the City of London Corporation. The agreement focuses on shared priorities, including securing investment in Scotland, advancing new technologies, funding nature projects, and promoting Scotland’s financial sector glo

Scotland’s cities must be at the heart of economic success as “great places to live, work and invest”, minister for employment and investment Tom Arthur will tell a group of senior business leaders in London. At today’s Scottish Cities Week opening event, Mr Arthur will champ

More than 456,000 people are due to receive inter Heating Payments totalling £26.8 million this winter, social justice secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville will tell MSPs today. Updating the Scottish Parliament on support with fuel costs for people on low incomes, Ms Somerville will confirm the S

Scotland’s schoolchildren are being inspired to develop their entrepreneurial skills through a set of storybooks taking inspiration from the Pixar Inside Out movies. The cartoon books will introduce a number of illustrated characters, each representing an entrepreneurial skill, with a pro

Record funding of £150 million capital investment from the Scottish Government will support the growth of the offshore wind sector and support thousands of well-paid, green jobs across Scotland over the next decade, acting net zero and energy secretary Gillian Martin has said.  Overall st

The Scottish Government has announced a package of measures to help entrepreneurs start and grow their businesses, to will be delivered next year with funding in the draft Scottish Budget 2025/26. As part of £15 million investment, at least £4m will be invested to expand the number of wo

The Scottish Government has unveiled a series of measures aimed at attracting capital investment to support the country's transition to a green economy. Addressing the Investment Association Conference in Edinburgh, Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes announced she will take on a cross-government lead

Nine business groups representing the retail industry have jointly written to the Scottish Government’s Finance Secretary, Shona Robison MSP, asking her to ensure retailers in Scotland are awarded rates relief for 2025-26. It follows the decision unveiled in the UK Budget to award the retail,