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Former bank branch in East Lothian coastal town hits market for £575k-plus

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The Royal Bank of Scotland is to close more branches

Royal Bank of Scotland to close nine branches this year

RBS owner NatWest posts £2 billion profit but warns over slowing UK economy

Douglas Graham, director of innovation clusters at Edinburgh Innovations, the University of Edinburgh’s commercialisation service, and Heidi Simpson, regional accelerator director, Royal Bank of Scotland. Picture: Ian Georgeson / Royal Bank of Scotland

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Sainsbury’s customers offered new financial products via tie-up with NatWest

RBS owner NatWest’s ‘sparkling’ annual profits point to a bank in rude health

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Frank McNally, centre right, outside the Bank of Scotland branch which will close in Bellshill

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The border between Scotland and England.

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Employment declined for the third consecutive month, with firms partly linking this to rising labour costs, such as higher NI contributions.

RBS Growth Tracker: Scottish firms cut jobs again as labour costs mount

Edinburgh turned in a good performance on the shopper footfall front thanks to its busy August festivals.

Scottish shopper footfall latest: How Edinburgh bucked August’s downward trend

Services activity, encompassing the likes of pubs and restaurants, ticked down slightly after growing solidly in both May and June.

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Royal Bank of Scotland forms part of FTSE-100 NatWest Group.

RBS owner NatWest on cusp of full private ownership as profits leap 36%

The taxpayer’s stake in NatWest has fallen to below one per cent.

NatWest share milestone: Taxpayer stake in RBS owner drops below 3%

Robert Begbie, chief executive of NatWest’s commercial and institutional franchise, pictured in the Edinburgh accelerator hub.

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Santander UK has announced a further 95 branch closures and sweeping changes across its network.

Santander to axe 10 Scottish banks as part of 95-branch cull: locations revealed

Royal Bank of Scotland forms part of NatWest Group.

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