London, 23 July 2021 The Bank of England has confirmed that green gilts will be treated as equivalent to existing gilts and made eligible …
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Treasury to sell off Natwest at a loss: Positive Money response
London, 22 July 2021 The government has just announced plans to sell more of its stake in Natwest, despite shares being worth less than …
The government-engineered housing boom will hold back the recovery
The UK housing market has become detached from the real economy. Far from ‘levelling up’, measures by the Treasury and the Bank of …
Lords criticise BoE’s approach to QE: Positive Money response
London, 16 July 2021 A report on quantitative easing (QE) by the House of Lords’ Economic Affairs Committee published on Friday concludes …
Sunak Mansion House speech: Positive Money response
London, 1 July 2021 In a speech delivered today at Mansion House, the Chancellor announced that companies, pension schemes, financial …
MPs: Bank should consider higher capital for fossil fuel lending – Positive Money response
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE London - 22 April 2021 The cross-party Treasury Committee has today published unanimously-agreed recommendations on …
The highs and lows of Governor Andrew Bailey’s first year
One year into his role as Governor, Andrew Bailey has reliably steered the Bank of England’s response to the Covid-induced economic …
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 …
Cross-party report urges green recovery from Covid
London, 17 Feb 2021 Research and campaign group Positive Money welcomes a new report from MPs on the Conservative-led Environmental Audit …