THE number of complaints about payday loans companies submitted to Citizens Advice Bureaux (CAB) in Scotland has risen 71 per cent over the past year, new figures have revealed.

FEW ready reckoners on our economic wellbeing are more closely followed than high-street shopping.

RADICAL reforms aimed at wiping out mis-selling and ­improving financial advice standards have left millions of people without guidance when it comes to investing.

FALKLAND Islands Holdings, which owns interests including retail outlets and warehouses, has spent the last year preparing for the development of oilfields around the British territory.

WHITBREAD should be perked up by sales from its fast-­growing Costa coffee chain when it ­unveils first-quarter trading figures on Tuesday.

ANOTHER week, yet another round of reductions in savings account rates. Long-suffering savers are now accustomed to the absence of decent cash returns, but they’re also finding out that some cuts are deeper than others.

INVESTORS who have been starved of deal news since Aggreko’s last update in April will be looking for signs of growth when the Glasgow-based temporary power supplier gives its next briefing on Tuesday.

MOBILE marketing start-up Digitonic, which lists Coral, CR Smith and O2 among its clients, is launching a handset-based service that it believes will help double turnover in the coming year.

OFFICIAL figures this week are expected to show that rising oil prices have contributed to an increase in inflation, although economists believe retail sales volumes will have edged up despite the squeeze on consumer spending.

JOKES about the Scottish weather are as old as the hills, but now an Edinburgh-based renewable energy developer wants to show that grey clouds won’t stop the nation from hosting solar energy parks.

CONFIDENCE in Scotland’s battered financial services sector is rising, despite concerns over an “anaemic recovery” in the wider economy.

STIFF competition is expected to have trimmed margins at Majestic Wine as the drinks warehouse chain prepares to unveil full-year results tomorrow.

SCOTLAND is “leading the way” when it comes to funding crucial public sector building projects and providing a lifeline to scores of hard-pressed construction firms, legal experts have said.

ONLINE tyre company Blackcircles.com is expected to see its half-year profits double as it prepares to unveil the next phase of its expansion.

AS A Bank of England lifer, Paul Tucker will sorely miss the Old Lady when he leaves in the autumn. But will the bank miss him?

THE Scottish Government is poised to unveil a skills investment strategy for the IT and digital media sector in an effort to stem an impending crisis for talent that threatens to thwart growth.

PROPERTY developer Ediston has its sights set on doing more deals in Edinburgh following the official launch of its £10 million speculative office development.

BOSSES at Lloyds Banking Group face a grilling by politicians this week as the failure of a deal to sell branches to the Co-operative Bank turns increasingly toxic.

CHANCELLOR George Osborne will this week attempt to appease his critics over the departure of Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive Stephen Hester by unveiling plans to kick-start a sale of shares in the privatised banks.

TWO of Scotland’s best-known business angels are setting up an investment fund to inject money into later-stage companies that have lost steam during the recession.