Scots unemployment falls to 3.7%, with UK at 5.1%
Scotland’s estimated unemployment rate was 3.7%, down 0.2 percentage points, over the September to November quarter — below the UK rate of 5.1%. That’s according…
Scotland’s estimated unemployment rate was 3.7%, down 0.2 percentage points, over the September to November quarter — below the UK rate of 5.1%. That’s according…
The Baillie Gifford-managed £830 million Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc (EWIT) said on Tuesday its other shareholders overwhelmingly rejected proposals by New York hedge fund…
Shares of Edinburgh-based Craneware plc, a provider of software for financial performance in the US healthcare market, fell as much as 7% after it published…
SSEN Transmission said it has awarded one of the world’s leading cable manufacturers — Denmark’s NKT — €2 billlion worth of major contracts to manufacture…
The University of Edinburgh has revealed annual commercialisation figures showing “strong investment” in spinouts, and a majority of new companies formed to harness data and…
New independent academic research has revealed that Scottish football contributes £820 million Gross Value Added (GVA) to the Scottish economy and supports 14,315 jobs. The…
Angel Capital Scotland (ACS) has appointed a new board of directors, with Niki McKenzie, joint managing director of Archangels, taking on the role of chair….
Scottish entrepreneur Peter Vardy, the businessman behind the Peter Vardy Motor Group, CarMoney and SilverBullet, has launched a new national “leadership summit” called “The Calling”…
Tea Scotland, which represents a group of tea growers in Scotland, has won the 2025 Pioneer Award from the internationally-recognised Leafies Tea Awards. The organisers…
North Lanarkshire Council faces a growing budget gap of nearly £137 million over the next five years, said a report from The Accounts Commission. “It…
Direct flights between Inverness and Dublin are set to return and with new airline partner Aer Lingus Regional, exclusively operated by Emerald Airlines. A new…
A.G. Barr, the Cumbernauld-based owner of Irn-Bru, Rubicon energy drinks, Boost Drinks and Funkin cocktail mixers, said that Mark Allen is standing down from his…
Weir Group, the Glasgow-based global mining and engineering FTSE 100 firm, announced the signing of the shareholders’ agreement to establish a joint venture in the Kingdom…
British Land said its Scottish retail parks delivered a strong trading performance in 2025. The firm’s assets across Glasgow, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Inverness and Kilmarnock attracted…
The Pentland Floating Offshore Wind Farm has secured a Contract for Difference (CfD) in the UK Government’s seventh CfD Allocation Round (AR7). The Pentland project,…
SSE plc, the Perth-based electricity infrastructure giant, said it has successfully secured a 20-year contract for 1.4GW of low carbon offshore wind power from Phase…
FinTech Scotland has reported that the Scotland’s fintech cluster has more than doubled in size in the past five years – from just over 120…
Edinburgh-based investment giant Aberdeen Group plc said on Wednesday the process to select a successor to Douglas Flint as its chair “remains ongoing” as Hong…
Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes announced the appointment of Jacqui Gale, Luke Logan, Cameron Murray, Stuart Patrick and Greig Rooney as members of the board…
Finance Secretary Shona Robison said changes to the basic and intermediate rate income tax thresholds “will protect lower-income households in 2026-27” as she unveiled the…
The Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) announced the appointment of Rita Greenwood, Chief Investment Officer at William Grant & Sons, as the new chair of the…
Rangers Football Club announced that social care charity boss Jim Gillespie will become the club’s new chief executive officer “later in the season.” Acting CEO…
The Baillie Gifford-managed £830 million Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc (EWIT) said its net asset value (NAV) per share increased by 29.7% and the share…
NatWest Group, the bank formerly known as RBS, announced that non-executive director Yasmin Jetha will retire from its board on March 31, 2026. NatWest-RBS also…
Abrdn European Logistics Income plc, which is in the process of winding down its portfolio of European logistics real estate, announced that it has completed…
The Scottish Government said businesses in Scotland will benefit from strengthened links with the Greater Paris Region following a new partnership agreement between the Scottish…
The chair of the Baillie Gifford-managed £830 million Edinburgh Worldwide Investment Trust plc (EWIT) said New York activist hedge fund Saba Capital Management is “on…
London-based investment manager Triple Point said it has agreed to arrange debt funding for the construction of a 57MW onshore wind project in the Scottish…
Edinburgh-based asset management giant Aberdeen said the boards of investment trusts Aberdeen Equity Income Trust plc (AEI) and Shires Income plc (SHRS) have agreed heads…
Robertson Facilities Management announced it has secured a two-year contract to deliver grounds maintenance and winter gritting services for ScotRail following a competitive tender process….
Nationwide Building Society has announced that Mike Rogers will succeed Kevin Parry as chair of Nationwide, Virgin Money and Clydesdale Bank. Mutually-owned Nationwide completed its…
The latest Fund Flow Index from Calastone, the largest global funds network, revealed that 2025 saw the largest ever outflows from UK-domiciled equity funds after…
Edinburgh Innovations, the University of Edinburgh’s commercialisation service, announced the appointment of two new non-executive directors to its board — Gary McRae and John Cassidy….
Ambitious plans to create a £1 billion carbon removal company in the South of Scotland have been backed by the region’s economic and community development…
The Scottish National Investment Bank — Scotland’s development bank — said on Wednesday it has appointed David Ritchie as its new CEO. Ritchie is currently…
NatWest-RBS has appointed Judith Cruickshank as Chief Operating Officer, Retail Banking for the NatWest Group. “It has been an absolute privilege to lead the commercial…
Celtic plc confirmed late on Monday that Martin O’Neill will re-join the football club as manager until the end of this season. O’Neill will be…
Celtic plc said on Monday it has “decided to terminate the contract” of manager Wilfried Nancy, with immediate effect, after only 33 days in the…
Shares of Edinburgh-based oil and gas firm Capricorn Energy rose as much as 10% on Monday after it published an operational and financial update showing…
Average house prices in Edinburgh have risen to almost £355,000 as lack of supply continues to juice the capital city’s market, according to independent solicitors…
John Wood Group, the troubled Aberdeen-based engineering and consulting giant, said on Friday it completed the sale of its 50% interest in RWG (Repair &…