Dunlop to chair group
Scottish Secretary David Mundell is setting up a business taskforce ..
Market report
Fri close: A rise in the pound against the dollar left the FTSE 100 floundering ..
Markets update
Thur: Sterling soared to a year high against the dollar today after the Bank of England held interest rates…
Specialists warn over rising debt
Britain is heading for another credit crunch in the next five years ..
The pound was continuing to trade at a one-year high against the US dollar early on Wednesday..
Bank of Scotland PMI survey
Growth has softened since the 33-month high recorded in July..
Outflow expected north of border
Nearly half (46%) of EU citizens working in Scotland may leave the country due to Brexit..
As Nora Senior gets advisory post...
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will today be urged to explain how the Scottish government intends to help business “grasp the opportunities of a global marketplace”…
More spent per person north of border
Scotland’s deficit fell by £1.3 billion last year but remains more than three times higher than that of the UK as a whole…
FTSE defies Provident fall
Tue 22 Aug: Markets opened in positive territory despite a steep fall in Provident Financial’s share price.
