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Day: 28 February 2020

Finance

Double promotion boosts Brewin Dolphin in Glasgow

Wealth manager Brewin Dolphin has announced two senior promotions in its Glasgow-based team. Alan Harvey and Elaine Smith have been named as divisional directors, having been promoted from assistant directors. BothRead More

Europa League draw

Rangers handed tough draw against Bayer Leverkusen

Steven Gerrard
Test: Steven Gerrard (pic: SNS Group) Rangers will have to overcome Germans Bayer Leverkusen if they are to make the quarter-finals of the Europa League. Steven Gerrard’s side was handedRead More

Improved outlook

Factories enter 2020 with increased confidence

Paul Sheerin
Paul Sheerin: welcome signs (pic: Terry Murden) Scottish Engineering members have reported a “remarkable” turnaround from the downbeat results of December 2019 with a 22% swing in confidence, matched byRead More

Scotland’s economy at a glance

scdi march

Airline suffers weak demand

British Airways cancels flights and warns of hit over virus

British Airways pic
BA suffering ‘weak demand’ British Airways is cancelling trips to northern Italy, Korea and Singapore as its owner said its earnings will suffer from the coronavirus. EasyJet is also cancellingRead More

Risk appetite falls

Coronavirus panic prompts global markets sell-off

City of London
London was one of the biggest fallers (pic: Terry Murden) Markets suffered one of their worst ever weeks as a sharp rise in the number of coronavirus cases outside ChinaRead More

New partnership

Strathclyde Business School in productivity gap research

Graeme Roy
Graeme Roy: one of the greatest economic challenges (pic: Terry Murden) Strathclyde Business School will take a key role in new research into solving Britain’s weak productivity record. A range ofRead More

As I See It

Mother nature is telling the world to slow down

The twin challenges of climate change and coronavirus should make us all think about how we move around and do business, writes TERRY MURDEN

12 on shortlist

AccelerateHER finalists compete for trade mission

Rising star: Monika Ohashi Twelve female company founders are competing to showcase their company on an overseas trade mission.  They have been shortlisted for the 2020 AccelerateHER programme which thisRead More

£580,000 raised

Angels help Pawprint carbon app beat fund-raising target

Christian Arno
Christian Arno: ‘very positive response’ Pawprint, an app that allows individuals to measure their carbon footprint, has raised initial funding of £580,000 from a group of 50 angel investors, includingRead More