Green Investment Bank predicts privatisation will free it from State Aid restrictions

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Electric cars, energy storage, and rail upgrade projects could all be in line for GIB backing if government pulls off part-privatisation plans

The Green Investment Bank has today sought to downplay fears privatisation of the government-backed bank will dilute its ability to raise private capital and undermine its green credentials, insisting...

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