THE Black Country needs its own industrial bank if economic growth is to be achieved, a leading professional has claimed.

Johnathan Dudley, Midlands managing partner at accountancy firm Crowe Clark Whitehill, said liquidity problems following the 2007/08 banking crisis are still hampering companies almost five years on.

“More cash-flow lending for manufacturers is needed. In the present circumstances, with no sign of things changing, this means that a big initiative is required - an industrial bank,” he s......for the full story register now for free or login below...