National Wealth Fund: Government urged to allow green bond issuance

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National Wealth Fund: Government urged to allow green bond issuance

New Economics Foundation claims wealth fund could issue bonds that leverage in private capital in support of green projects

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to empower the National Wealth Fund (NWF) to issue its own bonds in order "to make a genuine impact on British industry". According to research from the New...

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