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Day: 5 July 2017

349 year break with tradition

Irvine is first woman Dean of Faculty

Nicola Irvine, a partner in Glasgow law firm Russells Gibson McCaffrey, has been elected Dean of the Royal Faculty of Procurators in Glasgow – the first woman to hold theRead More

As I See It

Who should we blame for avoiding recession?

Terry smiling
So, who's going to take the blame for Scotland avoiding recession? Yup, the forecasters and hand-wringers got it wrong – again – and had us all preparing to hide under the duvet until the gloom passed...

London market

Worldpay to merge with Vantiv in £9bn deal

London Stock Exchange
Payment processing company Worldpay is merging with US rival Vantiv in a deal valuing the UK business at about £9.1 billion. Vantiv has offered 385p a share for Worldpay includingRead More

Entrepreneur of the Year Awards

Search begins for top entrepreneurs

Nominations open on Thursday, 6 July for Entrepreneurial Scotland’s annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. Now in their 21st year, the awards are delivered in association with Deloitte and new partner,Read More

Supreme Court ruling

Firms face crackdown after Rangers tax case

Rangers lost their legal battle with the taxman today when the Supreme Court ruled in favour of HM Revenue and Customs over a tax avoidance scheme run by the club’sRead More

Economy grows at 0.8%

Scotland avoids recession with surprise upturn

Scotland's economy defied forecasts of recession by growing 0.8% during the first quarter of 2017, according to new data...

Housebuilder positive over trends

Persimmon reports ‘excellent’ trading

Persimmon
House builder Persimmon says the Group's trading performance in the first half of the year has been "excellent" but echoed frustrations ..

Retailers on alert

Shop price pressure expected to build

Prince St retail shopping
Prices fell in June at the slowest annual pace since November 2013, the British Retail Consortium (BRC) said today, though it expects rising inflation to push prices higher. Overall shopRead More

Scotland third for gender parity

Women closing start-up gap on men

Rebecca Pick
Women are starting businesses at a far faster rate than men, according to revealing new research...