Thursday 06, November 2008 by Robin AmlĂ´t

The Bank of England cuts rates to 53-year low

The Bank of England’s move took the European financial markets by surprise – most economists had been expected a cut in UK interest rates but of between 0.5 and one per cent. The cut follows hard on the heels of a 0.5 per cent reduction only last month.

Features & Analyses

Economics IMF updates on Iraq economy

Recent macroeconomic developments have been broadly positive in Iraq. Economic growth in Iraq reached 8.4 per cent in 2012 and… read more