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UNITED KINGDOM
THE WORLD
THE YEAR 2014-15
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Banking and Finance
Subjects: currency, financial services regulation, National Savings and Investments (NS&I), the London Stock Exchange, Autumn Budget 2017, government expenditure, cost of living, insurance
Print publication date: Jun, 2018
Word count: 15,668
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Banking and Finance
British Currency
The unit of currency is the pound sterling (£) of 100 pence...
Subjects: British currency, legal tender, pound sterling
Word count: 1,909
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Banking and Finance
Banking and Personal Finance
There are two main types of deposit-taking institutions: banks and building societies, although National Savings and Investments also provides...
Subjects: Banks, major retail banks' financial results 2017, payment clearings, financial terms
Word count: 2,687
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Banking and Finance
Financial Services Regulation
Under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000, as amended by the Financial Services Act (2012), the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential...
Subjects: financial services regulation, Financial Conduct Authority, FCA, Prudential Regulation Authority, PRA
Word count: 2,319
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Banking and Finance
National Savings and Investments
NS&I (National Savings and Investments) is both a non-ministerial government department and an executive agency of the Chancellor of the...
Subjects: premium bonds, children's bonds, income bonds
Word count: 887
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Banking and Finance
The National Debt
The early 1700s saw the meteoric rise of the banking and financial markets in Great Britain, with the emerging stock market revolving around...
Subjects: UK Debt Management Office, UK public sector net debt
Word count: 483
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Banking and Finance
The London Stock Exchange
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) serves the needs of companies by providing facilities for raising capital.
Subjects: equity markets, 'Big Bang', FTSE
Word count: 894
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Banking and Finance
Economic Statistics
 
Subjects: the Autumn Budget 2017, government expenditure, government receipts, trade in goods, balance of payments, UK employment
Word count: 1,168
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Banking and Finance
Cost of Living and Inflation Rates
 
Subjects: Retail Prices Index (RPI), Consumer Prices Index (CPI), rate of inflation, purchasing power of the pound
Word count: 1,336
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Banking and Finance
Insurance
 
Subjects: general insurance, London insurance market, Lloyd's of London, wordwide market, industry issues, takeovers and mergers, Association of British Insurers, life and long-term insurance, pensions
Word count: 3,945
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