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Plaid Cymru sets target for new Wales-based FTSE 100 company within 10 years
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The Plaid Cymru government in Wales has announced economic targets aiming to foster a new FTSE 100 company and 500 high-growth firms within a decade. Enterprise Minister Adam Price is set to outline the Sbardun programme at the party's conference in Llandudno, which will provide intensive support and investment to help Welsh companies scale up and create sustainable employment across the nation.
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- Plaid Cymru aims to create the economic conditions for a new Wales-based FTSE 100 company within 10 years.
- Enterprise Minister Adam Price is launching a target for 500 high-growth firms over the next decade.
- A new two-year programme called Sbardun will initially help 20 Welsh firms grow into medium-sized companies with backing from the Development Bank of Wales.
- Currently, only the Admiral Group has its headquarters in Wales within the FTSE 100 index.
- The announcement is being made at Plaid Cymru's party conference in Llandudno following their Senedd election victory.