Green Investment Bank spend reaches £635m in first year

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UK's £3bn flagship investment bank reveals every £1 spent leveraged £3 in private investment across its first 11 transactions

The Green Investment Bank (GIB) invested £635m in low carbon projects during its first year of operation, leveraging £1.6bn of private investment, the institution's first annual report has revealed...

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