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The Great North unites for investment push

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Northern mayors and regional leaders have unveiled a multi-billion-pound investment pipeline aimed at accelerating economic growth and attracting global investors to the North of England.

Northern mayors and regional leaders have unveiled a multi-billion-pound investment pipeline aimed at accelerating economic growth and attracting global investors to the North of England.


The inaugural Great North Investment Summit, taking place in Leeds today (May 18) ahead of UKREiiF (UK’s Real Estate Investment and Infrastructure Forum), has brought together leaders from across the North under a single investment proposition designed to showcase the scale of development opportunities across the region.


Chaired by North East mayor Kim McGuinness and developed in collaboration with the Office for Investment, the prospectus highlights a £466 billion regional economy spanning 16 million people and more than £14 billion worth of major regeneration, infrastructure and industrial projects.


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