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Executive Director Sasha Mills outlines some key expectations for Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) – ahead of the March 2025 deadline for these firms to meet the Bank of England’s policy in this area.
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Join us for a virtual Q&A with our Chief Economist Huw Pill. Ask him your questions about the cost of living and the economy.
Thursday 9 May 5.15 - 6.15pm.
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Banknotes featuring King Charles III will be issued from 5 June. Notes featuring Queen Elizabeth II will remain legal tender and will co-circulate with the King Charles III notes.
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Andrew Bailey, Governor of The Bank of England, and Sarah John, Chief Cashier and Executive Director of Banking, have presented King Charles III with the new banknotes featuring the King's image.
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This morning The King was presented with the first banknotes featuring his image during an Audience with Andrew Bailey, Governor of the
@BankofEngland
, and Sarah John, Chief Cashier and Executive Director of Banking.
Higher interest rates can lead to increased debt-servicing costs for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and put more vulnerable businesses under pressure.
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There are only a few days left to register for our Citizens’ Panel in Liverpool, taking place on Tuesday 16 April at 5.45pm.
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The job of the Bank’s Financial Policy Committee is to promote the stability of the UK financial system. As part of that, it considers the operational resilience of the system.
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Our latest Quarterly Bulletin 'Identifying barriers to productive investment and external finance: a survey of UK SMEs' documents the findings from a finance and investment decisions survey which we ran in 2023, in collaboration with
@biztradegovuk
.