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Cash-strapped RBS set to sell off stake in Bank of China
Concerns that lucrative investment will be sacrificed for short-term needs
By John Phelps
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Swinney signals HBOS support
By Colin Donald
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£71.6m pre-tax profit reaffirms LifeScan Scotland as lifeblood of the Highlands
Inverness company’s results stun analysts
By Christine Jardine

Hope for Beanscene’s survival as interest surges in struggling chain
By Kenny Kemp

RRB reveals a brave new world with less red tape
New plans hailed as the missing link between business and government
By Colin Donald, Business Editor

Scotland’s unflashiest star
INTERVIEW OF THE WEEK Dunfermline Building Society’s Graeme Dalziel

By Colin Donald

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No deal is better than a bad deal, but all is not lost after Doha
By Alyn Smith
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Trouble Brewing
Scotland’s streets are awash with coffee, but with Beanscene going into administration and global giant Starbucks announcing cutbacks, the battle for the latte pound is heating up. Is there enough room in the Scottish coffee cup for everyone?
By Kenny Kemp

Having your say
With web-posted journalism allowing readers to repond instantly to news and views, the way people consume news has changed. The electronic world has brought writers and their readers closer together than ever. But when a reaction is scathing or hostile, how do journalists feel? Traditional letters to the editor tend to be written with forethought and clarity, yet look at comments on the websites of most newspapers and often they appear to have been posted by people with nothing better to do. Should they be taken seriously or ignored? We asked some of Scotland’s leading journalists: You can dish it out, but can you take it?
By Andrew Harrow
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Membership on the rise for car clubs as motorists feel the pinch
YOUR MONEY By Lindsey Rogerson
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THE WEEK AHEAD
By John Phelps

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