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Special Liquidity Scheme Launched

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

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2008

Mervyn King21 April 2008

London · Economy / Financial Crisis

Mervyn King leads the Bank of England as it launches the Special Liquidity Scheme allowing banks to exchange eligible illiquid assets for Treasury bills.

Names involved

Mervyn King

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