Germany's KfW strengthens ties with UK Green Investment Bank

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Memorandum of understanding will see KfW advise GIB on business model and renewable energy investment

German's state-backed bank, KfW, is to step up its advisory role to the UK's Green Investment Bank (GIB), as the £3bn bank prepares to announce its first investment. Ulrich Schröder, chief executive...

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