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Laughing All The Way to The Bank: Bank Profits Soar While Taxes stay Low
This week the Big Four UK banks — Lloyds, NatWest, Barclays and HSBC — announced pre-tax profits of £44.3 billion - an average of 66 per …
Reviewing the methodology for the Green Central Banking Scorecard
The Green Central Banking Scorecard reviews the full range of policies and initiatives that an ideal green central bank would adopt, and …
How much could a windfall tax on banks raise?
Momentum is growing for a windfall tax on banks in the UK, with Italy this week following Spain in adopting one. But there is …
March 2023 interest rate hike: Positive Money response
Responding to the Bank of England’s decision to raise interest rates by a further 0.25% to 4.25%, Fran Boait, executive director of …
Interest rate decision – Positive Money response
The Bank of England has raised interest rates for the tenth time in a row. The Monetary Policy Committee voted to raise rates by 0.5% …
Reining in fossil finance is key to fighting inflation, report urges
London, Tuesday 22nd November 2022 Latest green ranking of G20 central banks argues that support for the green transition is key to …
Bank of England’s historic interest rate hike: Positive Money response
London, 4 August 2022 - Today, the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) raised interest rates to 1.75% - up from 1.25%. This …
Most homeowners happy for house prices not to rise
New report debunks housing crisis being result of shortage of homes, calls for new approach London, 31 March 2022 - A majority (54%) of …