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34 分钟之前 · Funding for startups has fallen. A fall in venture capital deals has raised concern about the funding of Britain’s start-ups. Recent survey data commissioned by Startups.co.uk has revealed that just 5% of UK businesses received funding from Venture Capital in 2024m compared to 13% in 2023.

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3 天之前 · Scotland’s technology sector is now a political battleground and must emerge stronger, writes TERRY MURDEN The rescue and transformation of the capital’s former Royal Infirmary Infirmary into the Edinburgh Futures Institute is a fine example of how thousands of demolished old buildings could have been put to good use in the modern world. A glorious […]

13 小时之前 · With the FTSE 350 banks index up by almost 50% in the past year, shareholders will be looking for further growth as the big players deliver year-end results this week. Deposits were down slightly at both Barclays and NatWest (RBS) in the third quarter, though NatWest did show its ninth consecutive ...

2025年1月24日 · Chasing the money in Davos is one thing, but the Chancellor is leaving the real economy starved of cash, says TERRY MURDEN Chancellor Rachel Reeves and the Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds have been breathing in the fresh Swiss air at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with a message for international business leaders and investors […]

2025年1月14日 · A Scottish hospitality leader says the sector’s mission is now to ‘survive 25’ which will mean across-the-board prices increases following the Chancellor’s tax and wage hikes. Louise Maclean, business development director at Signature Group, which owns 24 venues, says the company has “no ...

2025年1月2日 · Paul Thwaite – chief executive, NatWest (Royal Bank of Scotland) Paul Thwaite was promoted to the top job in February to replace Alison Rose following her ‘debanking” misjudgement, and is blessed with the stars finally beginning to align for the bank after its long recovery from the 2008 financial crash.. He told a global banking summit last month that the bank is likely to pursue an ...

3 天之前 · A series of interest rate cuts are likely this year to help the UK avoid a recession, said the Bank of England. Its latest forecast came after its monetary policy committee voted to cut interest rates, as widely expected, from 4.75% to 4.5% and downgraded its economic outlook. Two of the nine-member ...

2024年12月16日 · A floundering Labour leader is helping John Swinney paper over the cracks in government, says TERRY MURDEN Before an audience at the Playfair Library in Edinburgh on Monday First Minister John Swinney set out the damage and disarray that would follow if the budget bill failed to get through parliament.