Vince Cable: 'No problem' allowing Green Investment Bank to borrow

Jessica Shankleman
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Business Secretary insists Bank is not overly constrained, as Vantage Power picks up Shell Springboard award for hybrid bus technology

Business Secretary Vince Cable has played down concerns over the future of the Green Investment Bank (GIB), seeking to reassure green businesses that government is keen to boost lending to small and medium-sized...

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