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PFI

British  

abbreviation

  1. Private Finance Initiative

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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PFI investors, they added, could pay higher dividends and "walk away with limited threat of recourse".

From BBC Jan. 8, 2026

The contract is the largest of its kind in England and will be among the first PFI deals in the country to expire.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2025

Putting buildings right at the end of contract is part of what the high yearly payments in PFI are intended to ensure.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2025

In response to an FOI request, the Cabinet Office confirmed expiry health checks were carried out on Stoke's PFI schools in March 2021 and March 2024.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2025

But around 570 PFI contracts, including many to maintain and update school and hospital buildings, remained in place.

From BBC Feb. 11, 2025

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