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PM meeting with World Bank Group President Ajay Banga: 12 November 2024

皇冠体育app Prime Minister met with the President of the World Bank Ajay Banga at the COP29 summit in Baku today.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister met with the President of the World Bank Ajay Banga at the COP29 summit in Baku today.

皇冠体育appy agreed on the importance of mobilising private finance to strengthen action to tackle the climate challenge, and the Prime Minister welcomed the World Bank鈥檚 ambition in this area.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister said he was delighted to announce the launch of the new CIF Capital Market Mechanism which will list on the London Stock Exchange. He thanked the President for his support and engagement in this area, and welcomed the confidence this showed in the UK鈥檚 economy.

皇冠体育app Prime Minister said that this demonstrated London as a green finance capital, and bolstered Britain as an attractive place to invest in the future.

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Published 12 November 2024