http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scotland/scotland_business/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa The latest stories from the Scotland business section of the BBC News web site. en-gb Tue, 21 May 2013 18:02:46 GMT Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/help/rss/4498287.stm for terms and conditions of reuse. http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/nol/shared/img/bbc_news_120x60.gif http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/scotland/scotland_business/#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa 120 60 15 Scotland can "more than afford" to be a successful independent country, its first minister says as he launches a paper outlining the nation's economic strength. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22601357#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-22601357 Tue, 21 May 2013 16:21:09 GMT The amount of alcohol sold in Scottish shops has fallen by 2.6% in the year since multi-buy promotions were banned, research suggests. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22598494#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22598494 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:52:52 GMT IT services firm Atos says it plans further expansion in Scotland after opening a new development and innovation centre in Moray. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22615288#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22615288 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:55:44 GMT The pound falls after lower fuel prices lead to a lower-than-expected inflation rate of 2.4% for April. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22605884#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22605884 Tue, 21 May 2013 13:01:27 GMT A Scottish ski centre says that it has formally ended its latest snowsports season. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22616010#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22616010 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:50:31 GMT Nick Buckles, the chief executive of global security group G4S, is to step down from his position at the end of May. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22605880#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22605880 Tue, 21 May 2013 07:03:15 GMT Scotland's biggest producer of farmed salmon faces renewed calls to move its farms away from wild salmon rivers to prevent parasite transmission. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22605725#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22605725 Tue, 21 May 2013 06:56:37 GMT The Communication Workers Union (CWU) accuses mobile phone firm O2 of betraying hundreds of workers in the UK. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22607973#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-business-22607973 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:12:27 GMT Transport Scotland publishes its shortlist for the £5.5m Crianlarich bypass and announces work on another 10 miles of the A82. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-22610221#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-22610221 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:53:05 GMT Highland Council is to raise no objection to plans for wind farms planned for Sutherland. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22608013#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22608013 Tue, 21 May 2013 19:04:12 GMT Tesco drops its legal challenge to the Aberdeen local development plan, a decision welcomed by the city council. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22610783#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-22610783 Tue, 21 May 2013 14:47:21 GMT A small cruise liner which ran aground in the waters of Oban Bay, with 112 people on board, is refloated. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22603212#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22603212 Tue, 21 May 2013 05:41:44 GMT A body carrying out an independent review of land reform says it received more submissions from the public than it expected. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22608534#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22608534 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:20:21 GMT Up to 30 jobs could be created if an egg pasteurising plant is given the go-ahead in the Scottish Borders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22608034#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22608034 Tue, 21 May 2013 09:09:04 GMT Councillors agree to commit £455,000 towards the cost of redeveloping Scotland's oldest working theatre. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22596153#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-22596153 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:01:21 GMT The UK tax authority's failure to hit a target of reducing tax credit fraud and error has "cost the taxpayer dear", a committee of MPs says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22608423#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22608423 Tue, 21 May 2013 23:16:48 GMT The UK housing market is seeing a slight pick-up in activity with mortgage lending and prices both rising, figures suggest. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22607378#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22607378 Tue, 21 May 2013 11:08:09 GMT A scheme to help the unemployed find work appears to be failing the most disadvantaged jobseekers, MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee say. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22597203#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-22597203 Tue, 21 May 2013 02:14:09 GMT China cannot be a "free rider" when it comes to global trade, the EU's trade commissioner, Karel De Gucht, warns. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22601503#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22601503 Mon, 20 May 2013 19:43:56 GMT High inflation has cost the UK economy £10bn over the last three years, says an influential report, and has now become a "permanent fixture". http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22593248#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22593248 Mon, 20 May 2013 09:26:33 GMT Tens of thousands of protesters, led by trade unionists, rally in the Italian capital Rome against the policies of the new coalition government. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22581759#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22581759 Sat, 18 May 2013 17:40:17 GMT Apple boss Tim Cook defends its tax strategy at a Senate hearing, after the tech giant is accused of being among America's largest tax avoiders. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22615146#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22615146 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:40:09 GMT Microsoft unveils the third generation of its video games console in an event at its headquarters at Redmond, Washington. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22613948#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-22613948 Tue, 21 May 2013 20:35:39 GMT Lack of competition in the UK cement market is costing consumers millions of pounds, the Competition Commission says. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22605715#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-22605715 Tue, 21 May 2013 15:43:10 GMT A bid to revive tomato growing in the Clyde Valley http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22541802#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22541802 Wed, 15 May 2013 14:50:36 GMT A Scot is selected for the finals of a 'Best Jobs in the World' contest http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22540399#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-22540399 Wed, 15 May 2013 15:54:52 GMT Why people should shop around when buying an annuity http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22450356#sa-ns_mchannel=rss&ns_source=PublicRSS20-sa http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-22450356 Wed, 08 May 2013 11:21:07 GMT