Economy

New support

Forbes unveils £2.5m package to help exporters

Kate Forbes at Summerhall Distillery

Economy expands

UK GDP shows stronger growth than expected

Project support

Grants for global network promoting Brand Scotland

Brand Scotland in New York

Vacancies slow

Bank faces ‘tricky position’ over labour market

Factory worker at Mitsubishi

New accord

Pension funds pledge £50bn to grow UK economy

Chancellor Rachel Reeves in Sunderland

Levy concerns

Calls for more talks to lift ‘barriers’ in UK-US deal

Keir Starmer at JLR 8.5.25

Bank verdict

Interest rate cut helps put Labour on the front foot

Andrew Bailey

Tariffs cut

‘Landmark’ India trade deal boost for UK economy

Jonathan Reynolds and Piyush Goyal

Role revived

Ana Stewart to become unpaid chief entrepreneur

Ana Stewart and Kate Forbes

Markets

Reeves to hold tariff talks as ECB cuts interest rate