Scotland has emerged as one of Europe’s largest life sciences clusters, experiencing remarkable growth and transformation in ...

With interest rates on a downward trajectory, financing conditions are improving and that should create a more supportive ...

The Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB) should be able to invest in defence companies, Scottish Secretary Ian Murray has said. The UK Government has announced plans to increase defence spending ...

In August, the bank reported that it made a loss of nearly £15m for the year ended March 31, 2024. That came after it wrote off its £8m investment in Circularity Scotland, the company set up to ...

and chief executive of Homes for Scotland, Jane Wood. Catherine Salmond, editor of The Herald and Willie Watt, chair of the Scottish National Investment Bank, closed the conference by rounding up ...

The Scottish National Investment Bank is banned from investing in arms companies under its ethical investment policy.

Equity investment levels in Scotland’s smaller businesses grew in 2024, bouncing back from a challenging 2023, according to ...

Simon Sweeney, director at Bank of Scotland, commented: “Highland Spring Group was the first major water brand to introduce a ...

Community lender BCRS Business Loans has hit a milestone in lending £4 million on behalf of the latest Community Investment Enterprise Fund (CIEF). In ...

As this column has stated on many occasions, access to equity investment is a crucial engine for business growth, innovation, ...

Increased investment in Scotland in recent months shows the level of confidence investors have in the country, the Deputy ...