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<p>The European Investment Bank, and its offshoot, the European Investment Fund, provide
financing for infrastructure investment and growth businesses.</p><p> </p><p>The UK
considers that it may prove to be in the mutual interest of all sides for the UK to
maintain some form of ongoing relationship with the EIB Group after leaving the EU,
and we will explore these options with the EU as part of the negotiations on the future
relationship.</p><p> </p><p>The government is committed to ensuring good infrastructure
projects and growth businesses can access the finance they need. The UK Guarantees
Scheme, which gives government support for private infrastructure finance, has been
broadened to offer construction guarantees for the first time, and the British Business
Bank will be able to bring forward some of the £400 million additional investment
announced at the 2016 Autumn Statement.</p>
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