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Day: 20 March 2018

Government steps in with grant

Call for arts funding review after youth theatre reprieved

Fiona Hyslop
Calls have been made for a review into arts funding after Scottish Youth Theatre was spared the threat of closure.

Victory for opposition

SNP’s Forestry Commission overhaul defeated

Forestry Commission
Scottish Government plans to abolish the Forestry Commission in Scotland have been defeated

Debate at AGM

RBS makes concession on shareholder power

RBS Gogarburn
RBS has accepted pressure from private investors to debate and vote on the establishment of a shareholder committee

RSA funding supports expansion

Satellite firm Bird.i focuses on new markets

Khalifa International stadium by Bird.i
Satellite and aerial imaging specialist Bird.i, whose technology can be used to monitor progress on key infrastructure sites

Inquiry into use of data

Cambridge Analytica suspends CEO in Facebook row

Facebook
The company accused of inappropriately using data harvested from Facebook has suspended its chief executive, Alexander Nix.

New role for lawyer

Partner promotion for Pinsent Masons’ Woods

Intellectual property and IT specialist David Woods has been promoted..

Addition to oil team

Grange heads to Atkinson Macleod in Aberdeen

Executive search firm Atkinson Macleod has appointed a director to lead its energy and natural resources business.

Joint venture unveiled

Virgin and Aberdeen tie up asset partnership

Virgin Money flag 2
Aberdeen Standard Investments is to manage £3.7 billion funds held by 200,000 Virgin Money customers.

Slip in cost of living

Inflation dip may not halt interest rate rise

Money - own pic
A fall in inflation from 3% to 2.7% in February may not be enough to prevent the Bank of England raising interest rates in May, say analysts.

Funding for 'game changer'

Drugs pioneer BDD secures £2m to scale up

A Scottish drugs company has raised £2m to fund its pioneering technology which could help transform patient care.