The numbers don’t add up: Why is no-one addressing this imminent financial black hole?
The challenge facing Holyrood: Scottish Government’s own projections show a £4.8bn shortfall between spending and funding by 2030. Our political parties spent this year’s Holyrood election campaign promising more spending,...
How to ensure professional and business services sector powers growth
Scotland has a professional and business services sector that is both economically important and historically deep-rooted. Our culture of high professional standards, specialist knowledge and international credibility helps shape Scotland’s...
THE BIG READ: We must shout more about our engineering prowess, says SE chair Sir Jim
Sir Jim McDonald, the chair of Scottish Enterprise, wants Scotland to start believing in its potential and prowess for advanced engineering. The Business Editor Kenny Kemp reports. At the Merchants’...
Scottish business growth is soaring on the wings of angels
Eye-opening research has confirmed what those of us working in and around corporate finance have long recognised: Scotland is a world leader in angel investment, and its power to drive...
Bank supports Mironid with £8.4m in race to commercial success
Mironid, a Glasgow-based biopharmaceutical company, employing 16 staff including scientists, has secured an £8.4m equity investment from the Scottish National Investment Bank. This gives the company further breathing space to...
Beyond the numbers on inward investment in Scotland, Angela McCann of Morgan Stanley explains
I have been reflecting recently on how we measure successful inward investment. While the traditional focus on the number of jobs remains important, today there is a range of additional...
‘Well-priced’ Scots firms attracting overseas interest
Despite the challenging geopolitical backdrop, 2026 has so far seen record levels of M&A activity driven by takeover activity around UK stock market-listed companies. The feeding frenzy, fuelled mainly by...
Scottish spin-out seeks funding for concrete supplement which curbs carbon emissions
A Scottish university spinout has invented a process which turns low-value mineral waste into carbon-negative materials and can replace a percentage of cement used in construction.The approach, by a team...
Storm clouds gathering as Scotland’s rural economy is under pressure
Scotland’s farms, fisheries and forests are facing mounting pressure from all sides – and the result is likely to be a significant increase in food inflation later this year Scotland’s...
SWIFTER SILICON: Scotland’s advanced engineering institute works to speed up wafer fabrication
The National Manufacturing Institute Scotland (NMIS) has successfully collaborated with engineers on the factory floor at Diodes Incorporated in Greenock to unlock faster decision-making, reduce manual analysis, and improve efficiency...