Umaradmin, Author at Shaf Rasul

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My Column

29 April 2024

Freeports offer hope in a storm for firms

It’s hard to avoid conversations in business circles on the recent findings by Interpath Advisory,…

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My Column

22 April 2024

Don’t play Games… let’s invest in our events site

As I touched on recently in my column, Scotland’s events industry has gone from strength…

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My Column

15 April 2024

Fat chance calorie tallies will work out

Call me childish, but I still get very excited about going out for a nice…

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Scottish pipers and dancers parade down 6th Avenue in New York during Tartan Week, surrounded by American flags and Saltire banners.

My Column

8 April 2024

Tartan Week great for our check books

The 26th New York Tartan Parade took place this month, marking another celebration of Scottish…

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My Column

1 April 2024

Crudely put the future for oil jobs is not looking slick

When it comes to exports, I could go on endlessly about the many fantastic reasons…

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My Column

25 March 2024

Breathe new life into our ghost towns

There is nothing sadder than seeing a derelict or vacant high street. However, this time…

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My Column

18 March 2024

Let’s power ahead with renewable

Last week I wrote of my dismay at the National Grid paying a record £275.3million…

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My Column

11 March 2024

Will parking changes drive away custom?

Just as things were starting to look like they were kicking into gear again for…

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My Column

4 March 2024

Staycation sector boom is set to stay

With the cold Scottish winter coming to a close and spring just around the corner,…

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My Column

26 February 2024

Our conference venue success can inspire ALL Scots business

I was delighted to read that The Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) reported a record…

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Freeports offer hope in a storm for firms

Don’t play Games… let’s invest in our events site

Fat chance calorie tallies will work out

Tartan Week great for our check books

Crudely put the future for oil jobs is not looking slick

Breathe new life into our ghost towns

Let’s power ahead with renewable

Will parking changes drive away custom?

Staycation sector boom is set to stay

Our conference venue success can inspire ALL Scots business

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