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Committee report

MPs urge RBS to reverse branch closure plan

RBS branch on Barra
UK government ministers have been urged by a committee of MPs to pressure

Doubts over currency plan

SNP’s blueprint ‘would cause crippling uncertainty’

Robert Kilgour
A business group opposed to Scottish independence says the proposals in the Growth Commission report would plunge the country into a period of "crippling uncertainty".

Showroom opens

Forth Bridge painter Craig & Rose returns to roots

Forth Bridge
Craig & Rose, the company that painted the Forth Bridge for more than 100 years, is returning to Edinburgh

Growth Commission report

Calls for a central bank, regulation and growth plan

A blueprint for Scottish independence recommends the retention of sterling, setting up a central bank and the transfer of financial regulation to Scotland.

Five year dividend unveiled

SSE sees profits fall as customers switch supplier

SSE advertising
Energy company SSE saw profits dented last year as it lost 430,000 customers and incurred costs upgrading its network business. 

Accountants urge law change

Firms face Irish-UK VAT burden after Brexit

Charlotte Barbour
Accountants are calling for a change in the law to alleviate the VAT burden on importers after Brexit

Boosting population is core plan

Commission backs incentives to lure immigrants

Immigrant
A package of incentives enticing foreigners to live, study and work in Scotland will be ...

TV presenter joins protest...

Investors tell Lloyds boss Blackwell: ‘You’re a liar’

TV presenter Noel Edmonds today joined a volley of criticism of Lloyds Bank chairman Lord Blackwell

'A sad moment in history'

Trump cancels peace summit with North Korea’s Kim

Donald Trump
President Donald Trump has cancelled a peace summit with North Korea that was to be held on 12 June.

Best option for firm

i4 Product Design chooses employee ownership

Ewan Maxwell, Gordon Miller and Brian Combe
An Edinburgh-based company has become the latest employee-owned business,