Barclays launches first GG under UK SME lending scheme

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Barclays launches first GG under UK SME lending scheme

Barclays Bank on Wednesday launched a five year government guaranteed bond, becoming the first bank to take advantage of the UK government’s national loan guarantee scheme (NLGS) which aims to provide small and medium sized businesses with cheaper credit by backstopping banks’ bond issuance.

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