Exclusive: Could EU state aid hurdle block Green Investment Bank?

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State aid rules threaten to delay full launch of flagship Green Investment Bank

The full launch of the government's flagship Green Investment Bank (GIB) could yet be delayed as a result of EU state aid rules, according to sources familiar with the matter. The £3bn investment bank...

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