Business & Economy

Scottish businesses raise costs and hire fewer staff due to National Insurance rise, research finds

Weak economic growth expected, bosses say

Ferguson Marine and British Steel are under pressure – is heavy industry dead?

Shipbuilding and steel making are woven into the fabric of the UK – but without a coherent strategy, such industry might not have a future

Lorna Slater: Millions of pounds at-risk as Scotland's Deposit Return Scheme 'cannot go ahead' as planned

Deposit Return Scheme: Lorna Slater accuses UK Government of 'treating Scottish Parliament with contempt'

What are Highly Protected Marine Areas?

Deposit return scheme company ‘out of control’ – SNP MSP

Kate Forbes: There is no democracy without disagreement and debate

Cromarty and Forth win green freeport bids

Rishi Sunak and Nicola Sturgeon hold 'working dinner' on PM's first visit to Scotland

Christmas in the midst of the cost-of-living crisis

Early retirement making it harder to fill jobs, House of Lords report says

Scottish Budget: Councils warn of 'inevitable' cuts in new 'SOS' to John Swinney

Scottish shipyards win £4.2bn Ministry of Defence order

John Swinney confirms Scottish Government budget cuts

Angus Robertson to hold trade and culture talks in two-day Spain visit

'We grow them and then they leave': Scotland's science sector is in need of nurturing

Magic numbers: What are the prospects for the Scottish economy?

Kwasi Kwarteng cuts short US trip for crisis talks on the economy

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng bows to Tory pressure to deliver fiscal plan before November

Nicola Sturgeon conference speech: Renewables can power independent Scotland's economy

SNP demands 'real freeze' on energy bills in Kwasi Kwarteng's maiden fiscal statement

Scottish Government expands overseas office network with Copenhagen launch

Rishi Sunak bragged of diverting money away from 'deprived urban areas'

UK recession: SNP says Scotland must 'escape Tory rule'

Interest rates rise as Bank of England says recession looming

Lib Dems call on Scottish Government to reveal extent of ties with businessman Sanjeev Gupta