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CATCHING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AT WORLD’S LARGEST SEAFOOD EVENT

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Scotland’s globally renowned seafood sector was on display to thousands of industry professionals at the world’s biggest seafood trade fair that took place on Tuesday. After a two-year pause due to COVID-19, ‘Team Scotland’ returned to the Seafood Expo Global which this year takes place in its new home, Barcelona.  Organised by Scottish Development International […]

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NEW PLAN TO REGENERATE SCOTLAND’S TOWNS PUBLISHED

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New measures to revitalise town centres and regenerate local economies have been published. In response to last year’s review of the Town Centre Action Plan, a joint report by the Scottish Government and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA) outlines actions to meet the needs of communities and tackle climate change. These include investing in

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AMERICAN TRAVEL AGENTS LOOKING TO RESTORE TRANS ATLANTIC TRADE

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 L-R: Eben Peck,(Asta’s Executive Vice President of Advocacy), Ken McNab (Managing Director of The Travel Company Edinburgh), Jennifer Wilson-Buttigieg (Chair of ASTA’s Government & Political Affairs Committee) and Zane Kerby (President & CEO of ASTA). A large group of some of the most influential American travel agents are currently touring Scotland as part of a

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THE RETURN OF UK MUSIC FESTIVALS WILL HAVE A POSITIVE ECONOMIC IMPACT

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Music festivals help mark the beginning of spring and summer. They allow us to retreat from society, entering a world teeming with melodies and (hopefully) sunshine. In other words, whether you’re searching for a family retreat or a weekend away with friends, music festivals are escapism at its finest. These events are also highly beneficial

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TARTAN WEEK HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC LINKS BETWEEN SCOTLAND AND THE UNITED STATES

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TARTAN WEEK HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC LINKS BETWEEN SCOTLAND AND THE UNITED STATES The United States remains a lucrative market for Scottish companies to export their world class goods and services. That’s the message from Scottish Development International (SDI) in-market trade specialists as America celebrates its longstanding relationship with Scotland. After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19,

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FINTECH START-UPS COULD BE RESTRICTED BY HOT RECRUITMENT MARKET

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An aggressive recruitment market could hamper start-ups in Scotland’s booming financial technology sector, according to senior fintech experts. Buoyed by a £300 million UK Government investment last August, Edinburgh’s fintech community is populated by a swathe of financial services innovators, but newbies looking for talent face a “hot market” which makes it difficult to secure

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ANALYSIS OF COVID BUSINESS SUPPORT LIMITED DUE TO DATA GAP

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A new report from Audit Scotland shows that analysis of how Covid-19 business support funding was distributed during the pandemic is not possible due to gaps in data. The Scottish Government provided about £4.4bn of grants and non-domestic rate reliefs between March 2020 and October 2021, mostly paid out to businesses by councils. It then

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LLOYDS & FINTECH SCOTLAND LAUNCH INNOVATION PROGRAMME

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Lloyds Banking Group has announced three new strategic innovation challenges as it opens cohort 2 of its Launch Innovation Programme. Working in collaboration with FinTech Scotland the group is inviting fintech’s from all around the world to take part.  This follows the success of the first Programme that saw 12 fintech firms selected, from Scotland

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SCOTTISH WORKERS LEAD THE UK’S HYBRID WORKING REVOLUTION

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Scottish organisations and employees are embracing hybrid work more than anywhere else in the UK, according to a Virgin Media O2 Business study with the Centre for Economics and Business Research.  On average, Scottish employees want to work 2.8 days a week from home, a rise of 254% compared with before the pandemic. The UK

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