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6.9-megawatt scheme funded by Triodos Bank and the Scottish Investment Bank

Scottish Development International welcomes findings from the latest Export Scotland Statistics which reveal that Scotland’s international exports (excluding oil and gas) increased by £460 million to £29.8 billion in 2016.

Stephen Ingledew has been appointed the Chief Executive of FinTech Scotland, the enterprise established by the Scottish Government, the private sector led by Scottish Financial Enterprise, and University of Edinburgh to drive sustainable economic growth in financial services through innovation, collaboration and inclusion.

Scottish Enterprise has welcomed the publication of the first Scottish Energy Strategy by the Scottish Government.

£424m R&D investment and £750m revenue generated

The Scottish Investment Bank (SIB) has completed a follow-on investment of £300k into existing portfolio company Curo Compensation Ltd.

More than 70 jobs have been secured, and further roles created, at a Dumfries manufacturing plant, with a grant to support innovation. DuPont Teijin Films (DTF) will increase their manufacturing capabilities with the £967,955 Scottish Enterprise funding.

Following approval from Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs, the proposal for a Screen Unit within Creative Scotland, presenting a more collaborative inter-agency approach and clear leadership on public sector interventions and support for Scotland’s screen sector is published today by Creative Scotland.

Location announced for centre of excellence

A Stirling-based company is to benefit from one of the largest investments in Scottish engineering and manufacturing in recent years, doubling its capacity and creating new jobs on the site.

Industry body Subsea UK in partnership with Scottish Enterprise has today announced that it has opened an R&D funding call for innovation projects to drive forward research and development projects between Scotland and Japan that will help solve the industry’s most complex technological challenges.