Business News Round Up (18/07/19)
Scottish unemployment rate lower than UK for 10 months in a row
New Office for National statistics data has revealed Scotland’s unemployment rate remained lower than the UK average, with a near record high employment rate of 75.8%.
https://www.holyrood.com/articles/news/scottish-unemployment-rate-lower-uk-10-months-row
LEP looks to attract more tech inward investors to the region
The Leeds City Region Enterprise Partnership (LEP) has launched a campaign to attract inward investors for its attendance at international tech conference Smart City Expo World Congress 2019, held in Barcelona.
Fast food chain is worth £233 million to Scottish economy
McDonald’s contributes £233 million a year to the Scottish economy and employs 9,616 people, according to an independent economic report
https://www.insider.co.uk/news/fast-food-chain-worth-233-18330023
Revenues at Moneysupermarket close in on £200m mark thanks to acquisition
Cheshire based price comparison website Moneysupermarket revealed it is on target to meet market forecasts after a 17% increase in revenue following its acquisition by Decision Tech in 2018.