London, 22 July 2021 The government has just announced plans to sell more of its stake in Natwest, despite shares being worth less than …
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Encourage green lending to Build Back Better, government and Bank of England told – report
London, 23 June 2021 Report calls on policymakers to regulate private finance and unleash green investment Recent changes to the Bank …
Bank must look beyond corporate bonds to fulfil green mandate
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London, 21 May 2021 In the first detailed proposal since the Treasury added a green objective to its mandate in …
Central banks failing to match green rhetoric with action – report
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Absence of high impact climate policies among G20 central banks, report reveals London, 31 March 2020 - Monetary …
The Treasury and the City – still too close for comfort
Despite all the wreckage to the economy from the financial crisis over 10 years ago - today major banks and their lobbyists continue …
Sunak urged to stop bankers fuelling climate crisis in Budget
London, 24 February 2021 Rishi Sunak should use his upcoming Budget to enable the Bank of England to shift billions of pounds away from …
Concrete action needed to boost productive investment: Positive Money response to new productive investment working group
London, 20 November 2020 - The Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Conduct Authority will be convening an industry working group …
The Bank of England and the slave trade – why apologies are not enough
The Bank of England recently issued an apology for its ties with the slave trade. But notably, while accepting that former directors and …
Coronavirus exposes deep rooted problems at the heart of our economy
From financialisation to structural oppression, Covid-19 is highlighting how dysfunctional our economic system really is. Covid-19 has …