Business News Round Up (12/08/19)
Expansion in Scottish private sector economy grinds to near-halt amid broader UK weakness
Scotland’s private sector economy experienced stagnation in July as manufacturing output fell and services expansion weakened, according to the Royal Bank of Scotland’s latest Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) report.
Government in trade missions call to Northern Powerhouse businesses
Businesses in the Northern Powerhouse region are being urged to register for the first of four new ‘premier’ trade missions by the Department for International Trade (DIT). These missions will see groups of delegates, who will be chosen for leadership and innovation in their sectors, visiting multiple locations where they will be introduced to potential partners and receive country specific advice.
Aberdeen needs to get past ‘fear of sharing’ to become global tech hub
Scott McBay, owner of digital marketing firm Balanced Impact, has claimed Scotland needs greater collaboration and regulation within the technology industry in order for the North East to become a hub of global excellence.
Video games group moves into city centre in ‘one of biggest deals this decade’
Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe have exchanged on a deal to lease all office space comprising 65,000 square feet over three floors in the Echo Place development on Old Hall Street, Liverpool.