An initial agreement with the UK government will be signed tomorrow as part of a state visit to Britain by Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, president of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The deal will see Masdar, the renewable energy company owned by the Gulf state, invest in schemes along with the UK’s new Green Investment Bank (GIB).  A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)  will be signed during an event at Buckingham Palace.

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