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It is now more than nine years since the UK electorate voted for Brexit but the issue - most justifiably given the damage it is causing to the economy...
Reflecting this week on the ambitious expansion plans of one of Scotland’s largest structural steel fabricators brought back memories of meeting its...
Les Britanniques “Bregret” beaucoup. That was the clear message coming out of a poll published last week by YouGov. This is, of course, no...
EY created a degree of suspense when it published strong 2024 financial services foreign direct investment figures for Scotland on June 9 and said it...
One of the best-known names in the overseas travel sector in Scotland celebrated its 50th birthday at a dinner at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket last...
There was much to grab the attention in the latest foreign direct investment figures for Scotland published this week. The top lines were mostly...
There has been some good news on the Scottish economy in the last week, which has been all the more pleasing given the continuing difficult UK...
The momentum of Edinburgh Airport seems difficult to overstate. This impetus has been crystal clear through the first half of this year and indeed...
It was heartening indeed to hear Scotland not only managed to retain its impressive place as second only to London as a destination in the UK for...
It was interesting to catch up with Kate Forbes last week for an exclusive interview in which she answered questions on a broad range of business and...
Prestwick Airport has stayed firmly in the headlines in the past month with some very positive news on the cargo side of its business. As many...
Scottish Engineering chief executive Paul Sheerin is at times robust in his comments but always appears measured – which is all the more reason why...
The North Sea windfall tax has been sharply in focus again over the last week. Major players in the territory are banging their drums loudly against...
Describing the Glen Sannox ferry as worth the wait would probably not be the best way of putting it, given the huge troubles the excruciating delay in...
The chairman of one of the big North Sea players had plenty to say last week about the UK tax and regulatory regime. Serica Energy’s David Latin...
Emotive language was inevitably in plentiful supply last week as the Labour Government unveiled a post-Brexit agreement with the European Union,...
It was interesting to see both package holiday giant TUI and budget airline Ryanair use the word “robust” in recent days in relation to customer...
Having followed the fortunes of Prestwick Airport closely, it was heartening to hear on Friday night of another very significant win for it. The...
There were certainly some positives for Scotland in a key economic report published last week. However, Royal Bank of Scotland’s growth tracker...
Having observed so many UK privatisation fiascos over the decades, it was such a relief to hear that the Scottish Government was making a direct award...
There was a sense of déjà vu all over again as the UK Government trumpeted its trade deal with India on Tuesday. It almost needed a quick...
It has been fascinating to cover some major developments affecting Scottish airports over the past month. The new owner of Glasgow Airport on April 23...
There is a great deal going on in and around Prestwick Airport and, while much remains to be seen and it is important not to be complacent, there...
“It is without doubt the saddest day in the distillery's young life.” That was how Ron MacEachran, executive chairman and chief financial...
Amid the tumult of the Trump administration, official data revealing the US economy shrank in the first quarter of this year were hardly surprising. ...
The momentum of Edinburgh Airport remains truly eye-catching, with a couple of very significant announcements in recent days. These two...
Much has been made in recent days of Royal Bank of Scotland owner NatWest’s imminent return to full private ownership. This will of course be an...
Scottish airports have been in sharp focus in the last week. It was heartening to see a huge investment in Glasgow Airport announced by its new...
The new head of Glasgow Airport made no bones about its loss of market share in recent times as he talked this week about a huge investment in...
As we await the outcome of a takeover approach for Prestwick Airport, a recent conversation with Edinburgh Airport chief executive Gordon Dewar came...
Donald Trump’s tariff soap opera has ensured it has been a rollercoaster of a week. If anyone had thought peak drama had been hit with the US...
When interviewing the chief executive of SunExpress, what was particularly striking was the momentum of the airline. This joint venture between...
There was much to digest in a major poll by The Herald of Scottish business leaders, and it looked as if it would be far easier for the SNP to find...
After the many difficult years which businesses in Scotland and throughout the UK have had to endure, one of the last things they would have wanted...
There has been much to ponder in the last month, which has featured high-profile business and economic stories with major political dimensions at home...
There was little, if anything, to cheer the spirits in the latest Scottish economic commentary from the Fraser of Allander Institute. The University...
It was somewhat disappointing last week to hear a Labour MSP banging the political drum over the future of Prestwick Airport. South Scotland Labour...
So when is a fiscal event major and when is it not? That has been one of the big questions in recent days, with not everyone agreeing with...
It was highly encouraging to see Scotland’s biggest city climb further up the league table of global financial centres when the latest rankings were...
A visit to the recently opened Edinburgh Gin Distillery in the heart of the Scottish capital brought home the major investment in - and sophistication...
Two crucial and familiar business and economic topics have been very much in focus in the last week, both of which have in recent times been the...
It would surely be difficult to find a way to sugar-coat the forecast by EY that Aberdeen will, between 2025 and 2028, be the “lowest-performing...
There was much in the way of runes to read after Port Glasgow shipyard Ferguson Marine lost out in the contest to build seven small, fully electric...
For people who understand the importance of the hundreds of jobs at Ferguson Marine and are passionate about harnessing Scotland’s shipbuilding...
It has been a big week for two very high-profile figures who featured prominently, in quite different ways, in the referendum on Scottish independence...
It seemed a bit surreal on Sunday to hear that Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England, was to be the next prime minister of Canada. ...
By the time Nicola Sturgeon departed as first minister in March 2023, the relationship between the Scottish Government and business had to put it...
“We are committed to one major fiscal event a year, giving families and businesses due warning of tax and spending policies.” That was the...
One story in recent days which really grabbed the attention was the reinstatement of vowels in the name of a Scottish fund management giant. It has...
It has been fascinating in recent weeks to cover some major developments at Scotland’s airports, including through exclusive interviews with senior...