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ENERGY & UTILITIES
Renewable investment hits £1.7 bn
SCOTLAND attracted £1.7 billion worth of investment in renewable energy during 2011-12 - the second highest level in the UK, newly released figures have revealed ({http://www.scotsman.com/news/environment/renewable-investment-hits-1-7-bn-1-2337388|Scotsman|Scotsman}).
Asco deals set to create up to 14 jobs next year
Two new deals for Asco are expected to create up to 14 jobs at the Aberdeen-based oil and gas logistics firm next year ({http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/2797499|P&J|P&J}).
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BANKING
Scottish Loan Fund to quadruple its portfolio
THE £94.2 million Scottish Loan Fund (SLF), which was launched in February 2011 to help companies unable to secure bank borrowings for growth, is poised to reveal within weeks a quadrupling of the number of businesses it is supporting ({http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/markets-economy/scottish-loan-fund-to-quadruple-its-portfolio.17784824|Herald|Herald}).
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FOOD, DRINK & AGRICULTURE
Overseas demand gives revived Glenglassaugh distillery a maiden profit
A SCOTTISH distillery that reopened just three years ago posted its maiden profit on Monday thanks to strong demand for its older whiskies from Asia, Russia and the United States ({http://www.scotsman.com/business/management/overseas-demand-gives-revived-glenglassaugh-distillery-a-maiden-profit-1-2337293|Scotsman|Scotsman}).
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MEDIA & LEISURE
Highlands’ global appeal ‘will help tourism beat the recession’
A north hotelier has hailed the global power of the Highland brand as vital to helping the area’s tourism industry through the recession ({http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/2797639|P&J|P&J}).
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TECHNOLOGY
ProStrakan in £55m rights deal for cancer pain drug
DRUGS developer ProStrakan has bought the European rights to Abstral, a medicine used to treat severe pain from cancer, as the Borders-based firm’s Japanese owner ramps up its operations on the continent ({http://www.scotsman.com/business/prostrakan-in-55m-rights-deal-for-cancer-pain-drug-1-2337368|Scotsman|Scotsman}).
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