A new Investment Zone for Greater Manchester, announced by the Chancellor in the Autumn Statement, is expected to create 32,000 jobs and leverage £1.1bn of private sector investment.The Investment Zone will provide £160m in public funding over 10 years to support initiatives and interventions agreed between Greater Manchester and the Government, which will include new research and innovation, sector-focussed skills programmes, local infrastructure enhancements and targeted business support.Greater Manchester’s Investment Zone will focus on the advanced materials and manufacturing sectors.
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