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Deal in heart of city

Mint Building sold to global real estate firm

The Mint Building
An office and restaurant development under construction in the heart of Edinburgh has been acquired..

Labour calls for change

McDonnell urges Bank of England to boost productivity

John McDonnell
Labour shadow chancellor John McDonnell will today propose the Bank of England broaden its remit to focus more on productivity.

Markets

Investors nervous amid US-China trade war talk

Wed open: The FTSE 100 has opened up this morning, defying fears of that a looming US-China trade war would dampen investor appetite

Charity gig

Artists sign up for Michelle Obama’s Edinburgh night

Deacon Blue

Brexit still brake on investment

Oil recovery offers hopes for Scottish economic growth

Maersk oil field
A more positive outlook for the Scottish economy, driven by a recovering oil and gas sector, has emerged in the latest survey..

Director for recruitment firm

McHardy heads up new HRC office in Dundee

Ian McHardy
HRC Recruitment has hired an industry stalwart to head up a new office in Dundee

Report due in September

Johnston Carmichael to review RBS branch closures

Sandy Manson
Accountancy firm Johnston Carmichael will lead the investigation into Royal Bank of Scotland's plan to shut 10 rural branches.

Agency eyeing acquisitions

Coulters unveils first step in ambitious growth plan

Margaret McPherson and Ben Di Rollo
Coulters, the independent residential estate agency and conveyancing firm, is embarking on

New service for Scotland

Glasgow first Scottish city to get free ultrafast link

Annie Wells MSP
Glasgow is the first Scottish city to join the InLinkUK service offering the UK’s fastest free public wi-fi.

Queen's Club Championships

Murray makes losing return from long lay-off

Andy Murray back in action at Queen's 19 June 18
Andy Murray said before this much-anticipated return from injury that he had "zero expectations"..