Tag: Scottish economy

New GA initiative to produce needed talent for Scots finance sector

A NEW graduate apprenticeship scheme will attempt to answer the need for more talent in Scotland's financial services sector. Heriot-Watt University has announced a new...

Investment Fund for Scotland agrees £5m support for small business

THE BRITISH Business Bank’s Investment Fund for Scotland has agreed £5m of deals to support the growth of small business. The deals have been agreed...

Nine in 10 Scots support protecting fishing fleets 

Sector recognised as vital to food security, economy and coastal communities  AN OVERWHELMING majority of Scots believe fishing fleets should be safeguarded as seas become...

Scots town set to welcome new whisky warehouse following planning approval

A SCOTS town is set to welcome a new whisky warehouse after planning applications were approved by Stirling Council. The new storage scheme at Bandeath...

Barclays warns Scotland’s economic recovery at risk due to cost of living crisis

The hospitality and leisure sector’s post-pandemic recovery could be severely hampered by the cost-of-living crisis and a widespread lack of staff, a new report...

Scottish ministers urged to improve inefficient land taxation

INCREASING the role land plays in Scotland’s tax base and a new local authority power targeted at newly derelict property are among the key...

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