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The Scottish National Investment Bank is a Scottish state-owned investment and national development bank based in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1] Although referred to as a bank, it does not do normal banking operations nor accepts deposits. The bank uses public money to fund commercial projects across Scotland with the hope that this seed capital will encourage further private investment, to help develop a fairer, more sustainable economy. £2 billion of taxpayers money is earmarked for the bank.[2]
The bank is a public corporation,[3][4] with the only shareholder being the Scottish Government.[5] It reports to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy.[6]
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The bank was announced in September 2017 in the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon's 2017 Programme for Government.
Benny Higgins was appointed as a strategic adviser, to oversee the organisation launching.[7] In February 2018 an implementation plan was launched.[8]
The bill was introduced by Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Derek Mackay MSP.[10] The Scottish National Investment Bank Act 2020 was passed by Parliament received royal assent in February 2020.[11] The act legally obliged Scottish Ministers to establish a National Investment Bank for Scotland as both a public body as a publicly limited company, independent of the Scottish Government.[12] The act states that "primary goal is to help Scotland transition to net-zero carbon emissions, while supporting small and medium-size enterprises."[13]The bank was formally launched in November 2020.[10][14]
In February 2022 Eilidh MacTaggart left the bank as Chief Executive. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was questioned about the departure in the Scottish Parliament.[15] The departure coincided with the publication of the Scottish Government's National Strategy for Economic Transformation which would direct the focus of future investments made by the bank.[16] Ms MacTaggart subsequently insisted she left the bank for personal reasons,[17] and received £117,500 having to work her notice period under the terms of her contract.[18] In April 2023, Al Denholm was appointed Chief Executive.[19]
As of May 2025, the bank had committed £712.7 million in investments.[20]
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