Covid-19’s economic fallout is intensifying. In response, the Bank of England and the Treasury must coordinate to implement targeted …
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Bank of England considering ‘game-changing’ brown-penalising factor for fossil fuel lending
In a letter published today, outgoing Bank of England governor Mark Carney has told the Treasury Select Committee that the central bank is …
Positive Money leads call for new Bank of England governor to step up climate action
More than 100 leading experts and civil society figures have signed a letter co-ordinated by Positive Money calling for the incoming Bank of …
Treasury urged not to backslide on climate promise in Budget
London, 24 February 2020 - Research and campaign group Positive Money has called on the Chancellor to add climate responsibilities to the …
Bank of England babies: interest rates and births in post-crisis Britain
New research from the Bank of England finds that interest rate cuts in response to the 2007-08 crisis boosted the UK’s birth rate. Yet the …
Andrew Bailey named as next BoE governor: Positive Money response
Responding the appointment of Andrew Bailey as Bank of England governor, David Clarke, head of policy at Positive Money said: “We …
Merry Christmas from Positive Money 🎄 What a year it’s been!
2019 has been an incredible year for Positive Money. It began when our professional opinion poll uncovered that fewer than 1 in 10 people …
Father Christmas visits the Bank of England
This morning Father Christmas helped us deliver an early Christmas present to the Bank of England to expose a dirty secret: its support for …
Banks really are magic money trees
Banks really are magic money trees. We disagree with Thomas Hale’s assessment that such a description is misleading (Are banks really magic …