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Birmingham leader lines up West Midlands sovereign wealth fund

Birmingham City Council’s new leader has met with Greg Clark to discuss the creation of a West Midlands ‘sovereign wealth fund’.

By Thomas Bridge | 19 January 2016

Birmingham City Council's new leader has met with Greg Clark to discuss creation of a West Midlands ‘sovereign wealth fund'.

John Clancy hinted he had met the communities secretary to discuss investment of the £11bn West Midlands local government pension fund into new homes and infrastructure.

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