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Britain agrees $2.7 billion investment partnership with Bahrain - REUTERS
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain said on Friday that it signed a new partnership with Bahrain that will see 2 billion pounds ($2.69 billion) of investment into financial services, clean energy, manufacturing and technology.
"This 2 billion pounds commitment is yet another major vote of confidence in the UK economy, backing the key growth sectors we’ve identified in our upcoming modern Industrial Strategy," business minister Jonathan Reynolds said in a statement.
($1 = 0.7424 pounds)
(Reporting by Sarah Young, writing by Sam Tabahriti)
