UK investment levels remain lowest in G7 for third year in a row

£1.9trn underinvestment in last 32 years

Sorin Dojan
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UK investment by private companies is at the lowest level among G7 nations for a third consecutive year, ranking 28 among the 31 OECD countries.

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