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Bank of England Independence

Great Britain · Economy / Banking. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1997

James Gordon Brown6 May 1997

London · Economy / Banking

Brown grants the Bank operational independence to set interest rates.

Names involved

James Gordon Brown

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