Macquarie vows to invest £3bn through Green Investment Bank

Madeleine Cuff
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Promise comes as sale of GIB to Australian bank is confirmed

The future owner of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) has pledged to invest at least £3bn in low carbon projects over the next three years, following news it has agreed a deal to acquire the bank from the...

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