New figures show record European Investment Bank investment in UK in 2015

Figures published on the 14 January 2016 by the European Investment Bank (EIB) show that investment by the EIB in the UK increased to €7.77bn in 2015, up 10.8% on the previous year’s lending. EIB loans fund vital infrastructure upgrade projects such as important transport links, and new hospitals and schools, as well as boosting UK-based research and development work that contributes directly to the growth of the UK economy.

Investment in the UK accounted for 11.2% of all EIB lending into the 28 EU member states. Since 2012 the UK has more than doubled the volume of EIB investment and increased its share of total lending within the EU by over a third (37%).

• Primary Source

EUObserver, 14.01.16: Juncker fund: €50bn mobilised so far https://euobserver.com/economic/131839

EIB: Projects: The EIB in the United Kingdom http://www.eib.org/projects/regions/european-union/united-kingdom/index.htm

EIB: Press Release, 14.01.16: EIB confirms GBP 5.6 billion record UK lending http://www.eib.org/infocentre/press/releases/all/2016/2016-005-european-investment-bank-confirms-gbp-5-6-billion-record-uk-lending.htm?media=rss&language=en

ESO: Background information: EIB Group finance in the UK http://www.europeansources.info/record/eib-group-finance-in-the-uk-2/

EurActiv, 18.01.16: EU's larger economies are Juncker Plan's biggest winners http://www.euractiv.com/sections/eu-priorities-2020/eus-larger-economies-are-juncker-plans-biggest-winners-321024

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