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Jun 30, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Henry Jones |Sean Farrington

Dave Ricks urged the next government to consider how it could become "world class" in attracting investment [Getty Images]The boss of the world's most valuable pharmaceutical company has told the BBC that the UK's planning system puts companies off investing in the country. Dave Ricks, chief executive of the obesity drug manufacturer Eli Lilly, said he had considered building a factory in the UK in the last decade, but chose another country instead.