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Interest in bonds agency borrowing drops to one in 10

Just one in 10 are expected to use the UK Municipal Bonds Agency (UKMBA) to borrow to fund infrastructure over the next two years, a survey has found.

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By Dan Peters | 28 February 2017

Just one in 10 are expected to use the UK Municipal Bonds Agency (UKMBA) to borrow to fund infrastructure over the next two years, a survey has found.

Interest in the UKMBA has waned since 2015, when one in five said they planned to use the organisation with plans to launch the first bond said to be imminent.

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