Poor investment in UK regional cities curbed economic growth, report finds
by Phillip Inman from Economics | The Guardian on (#6NF9N)
Standards of living lag behind G7 countries US, France and Germany, as 50th summit approaches
A failure to invest in the UK's main regional cities has held back economic growth and meant standards of living lag behind the US, France and Germany, according to a report before the 50th G7 summit in southern Italy this week.
The Centre for Cities thinktank said the major difference between the UK and its main rivals was the low level of productivity in cities such as Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Sheffield and Nottingham.
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