'Clean Growth Finance': Lloyds Bank launches £2bn green business lending drive

James Murray
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Bank kicks off major new programme to provide discounted lending to help businesses invest in green upgrades

The battle between High Street banks to seize a share of the growing green investment market will step up a gear today, with news Lloyds Banking Group is to launch a major new £2bn Clean Growth Finance...

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