The UK Infrastructure Bank and the financialization of public infrastructures amidst nationalist neoliberalism

Literature on the financialisation of infrastructure gives limited attention to public banks. Since banks are key state institutions enable and shape financialisation, more research is needed show how they mediate processes amidst evolving social, political economic pressures. To address gap in existing literature, this article develops a case study UK Infrastructure Bank examine bank enables whilst maintaining credibility with United Kingdom's neoliberal-nationalist regime. The findings that UKIB centralised, technocratic institution which deploys de-risking interventions attract private investment, including guarantees, equity shares debt financing. Yet, these projects offer value, such as financing fuel over-investment fibre broadband markets, or investments funds perpetuate dominance short-term, extractive investment logics. maintain regime, UKIB's governance strengthens central government's power over its activities, allowing it post-Brexit policy agenda target specific constituencies. While boosts profitability assets for investors, also exposes regions logics undermine potential benefits. can be used coordinate bolster support yet, use catalyse often at odds generating long-term value.