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Vision for a better banking system Mar 19 2010

The call by the Scottish Parliament Economy, Energy and Tourism committee for an investigation by the Office of Fair Trading into the level of competition in banking in Scotland was surely inevitable after its in depth inquiry into the industry.Read

Course to boost business skills Mar 12 2010

The announcement by the First Minister of a major conference in the autumn to harness financial innovation to fund the creation of major green infrastructure projects and support global climate change goals is a very welcome one.Read

B7 readers have their say Mar 12 2010

There seems to be some sympathy towards VisitScotland and whether it should have its budget cut.Read

FOI must follow public cash trail Mar 05 2010

In December 2009, the Scottish Government announced plans to consult on the extension of Scotland's freedom of information laws to cover a range of additional bodies.Read

Outlook bright for tourism industry Mar 05 2010

This week I attended the Scottish Tourism Week annual dinner in Edinburgh where the mood was comfortingly upbeat.Read

B7 readers have their say Mar 05 2010

The Royal Bank of Scotland should have postponed all bonuses until it was back in profit, say the majority of our readers.Read

Bonuses at RBS may speed up turnaround Feb 26 2010

The fact Royal Bank of Scotland has posted a second successive annual loss won't come as much of a surprise.Read

B7 readers have their say Feb 26 2010

Give us more homegrown television was the demand from Business7 readers this week.Read

Recovering or not recovering? Feb 26 2010

There has been a startling disparity in the rhetoric used to describe the state of the Scottish economy in recent weeks.Read

Draw strength from academia Feb 19 2010

Dr Siobhan Jordan from Interface looks at links between universities and businessRead

B7 readers have their say Feb 19 2010

The majority of Business7 readers believe the Scottish Government is right not to bring in business rate changes over a number of years.Read

Taggart deal sends out positive signals Feb 19 2010

Alasdair Northrop looks at reasons to be cheerful for the long running detective dramaRead

Gear up to meet new challenges Feb 12 2010

We have experienced one of the deepest recessions for 50 years. All parts of the UK and Scottish economies have been affected - and the manufacturing sector has taken its fair share of knocks. It is clear that we are still experiencing fragile economic times, with manufacturing output in Scotland down by 14 per cent over the last six quarters.Read

Holyrood must think again on tax relief Feb 12 2010

It is excellent news almost 60 per cent of Scottish businesses will see their rates fall from April 1 as a result of the 2010 revaluation of non-domestic properties.Read

B7 readers have their say Feb 12 2010

A fairly positive response to whether Scotland can become a world leading renewable energy manufacturer.Read

Green energy to propel growth Feb 05 2010

Ireland's Ambassador to Great Britain is hoping to build stronger trade links.Read

Powering a cleaner technology revolution Feb 05 2010

Renewable energy offers Scotland a great opportunityRead

B7 readers have their say Feb 05 2010

Well the iPad has caused quite a big split among Business7 readers.Read

AG Barr's marketing expertise delivers Jan 29 2010

It has been quite a week, really. The UK is out of recession, Barack Obama gave his State of the Union address and Apple launched its latest world-beating product.Read