The £300m deal includes plans for a new medical school, museum and the regeneration of Strabane.
A multi-million pound programme aimed at stimulating the economy in Northern Ireland's north west has been officially signed off by Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn.
Benn said it would transform the region, strengthening its digital capabilities and support sustainable economic growth. There are four deals in Northern Ireland: Belfast city region, Derry City and Strabane, Mid South West region and Causeway Coast and Glens.The NI secretary said they were both at a much less advanced stage than the Belfast and Derry deals, and would be looked at as part of the government's spending review.
Deputy First Minster Emma Little-Pengelly added: “Today is all about this city and region looking forward, looking forward to what I believe is an incredibly bright and optimistic future.She called the confusion over the weekend around the pausing of funding for the deals “disappointing”.
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