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Regional growth opportunities undermined by institutional investors engaging ‘too late’

Growth opportunities in mayoral strategic authorities (MSAs) are potentially being undermined by institutional investors engaging “too late”, a report has found.

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Analysis from Standard Life found that England’s MSAs have identified almost £80bn of investment opportunities across housing, infrastructure, clean energy and economic development. However,

Ambitious regeneration and development projects in two-tier areas must find a way to fill the financial gap left by previous UK Shared Prosperity Fund and levelling up funding largely being redirected to mayoral combined authority areas.

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