Clegg: Green Investment Bank to begin lending from next April

James S Murray
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Deputy prime minister confirms new bank will be fully independent and will start lending within 11 months

Deputy prime minister Nick Clegg has today confirmed the Green Investment Bank will begin lending from as early as next April, as the government seeks to accelerate the flow of investment into low-carbon...

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