Finance in the economy: An IPPR explainer

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IPPR Senior Economic Analyst, Alfie Stirling, explains finance in the economy. He explained that the UK has one of the biggest financial sectors in the world compared to the economy and yet the UK has comparatively low investment in the real economy.

Finance in the economy: An IPPR explainer

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