Green Investment Group under fire over 'low' level of UK focus

Michael Holder
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Trustees for former state-owned bank raise concerns over lower level of investment for UK projects compared to rest of Europe

The Green Investment Group (GIG) has come under fire from politicians after its own trustees voiced their disappointment over "relatively low" levels of support for UK projects since it was controversially...

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