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Brexit Bonus: Peer banks £90k for Cairnryan lorry park lease
A hereditary peer has been paid £90,000 by the Scottish Government so that a former airfield can be used as an overflow lorry park in Dumfries.
New Cambo owner on UN blacklist for doing business in the West Bank
Firm which owns the Cambo oil field is on a United Nations blacklist for doing business in Israeli-occupied West Bank settlements,
Scots property investor Lopatinsky denies links to Russian security agencies
Yuri Lopatinsky was linked to Russian state agencies by an MP during a January debate in the House of Commons.
Whisky firm’s Russian backers had links to Russia’s government
Russian businessmen who have agreed to resign as directors of a Scots whisky firm have links to Russia’s government and military.
MSP pension fund divests from Russian bank
The pension fund for MSPs has divested from a Russian bank sanctioned following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Edinburgh University has shares worth millions in Russian bank and firm linked to Putin
Edinburgh University has shares worth £1m in a bank sanctioned after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and more than £6m in a Dutch firm with links to Vladimir Putin.
Baillie Gifford should divest from Russian firms, says Scottish Parliament
The trustees of the Scottish Parliamentary Pension Scheme (SPPS) have written to Baillie Gifford, the firm that manages the fund asking that it divest from a bank sanctioned following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Father fights for Ukrainian daughter’s safe return to Scotland
A Ukrainian man is fighting to relocate his 10-year-old daughter to Scotland, who is stranded in a city that is one of Vladimir Putin’s major targets.
Company with alleged mafia links bought Glasgow firm
A Glasgow company has been bought by a firm headquartered in Luxembourg which is fighting allegations of links to the Italian mafia, The Ferret can reveal.