'Roll out the green carpet': UK government confirms plans for pre-COP26 Global Investment Summit

James Murray
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Boris Johnson to team up with members of the Royal Family to host October meeting of top business leaders and financiers, as President Biden confirms guest list for pre-COP26 meeting of world leaders

The UK government has pledged to "roll out the green carpet" for some of the world's top business leaders and financiers this autumn, as it prepares to host a major new Global Investment Summit (GIS) ahead...

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