Scottish business activity falls further in July, but employment rises
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Scottish business activity falls further in July, but employment rises
12th August 2026Output falls for fourth straight month… …but staffing levels rise at quickest pace in nearly two years Inflationary pressures ease further Business activity across Scotland declined again in July, according to the latest Royal Bank of Scotland Growth Tracker, as demand conditions remained challenging. There were some positive developments, however,…
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Royal Bank of Scotland and University of Edinburgh announce new alliance to boost Scotland’s boldest startups
24th April 2026The Royal Bank & the University of Edinburgh have today (24 April 2026) announced a new partnership, pooling programme expertise between the Royal Bank of Scotland Accelerator and the University’s AI Accelerator to better support Scotland’s entrepreneurs. This new partnership brings together Scotland’s biggest bank for business and one of…
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Royal Bank to “turbocharge” Accelerator support to 5,000 Scottish entrepreneurs this year
6th March 2026The Royal Bank of Scotland has announced a ten-fold increase in its Accelerator Programme on the previous year to support 5,000 Scottish startups in 2026. The Bank also announced today a £1 million partnership with the Scottish EDGE Awards to incentivise entrepreneurs from all of Scotland regions, scaling businesses and…
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Kingdom Housing Association secures £20 million funding boost to deliver next phase of affordable housing programme
8th December 2025Funding from Royal Bank of Scotland to support the build of around 170 new energy‑efficient homes in Fife and Perth & Kinross The housing association aims to tackle Scotland’s housing emergency and provide safe, warm homes at rents people can afford Funding injection forms a key part of the bank’s commitment…
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