"Банк Англии". Английский язык

Bank of England

• The  Bank of England  is the  central bank  of the  United Kingdom  and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694 to act as the  English Government 's banker, and still one of the bankers for the  Government of the United Kingdom , it is the  world's eighth-oldest bank . 

• It was privately owned by stockholders from its foundation in 1694 until it was nationalised in 1946

• The Bank became an independent public organisation in 1998, wholly owned by the  Treasury Solicitor  on behalf of the government, [4]  but with independence in setting monetary policy.

• The Bank is one of eight banks authorised to issue  banknotes in the United Kingdom , has a monopoly on the issue of banknotes in  England and Wales  and regulates the issue of banknotes by commercial banks in  Scotland  and  Northern Ireland .

• The Bank's  Monetary Policy Committee  has a devolved responsibility for managing  monetary policy . The Treasury has reserve powers to give orders to the committee "if they are required in the public interest and by extreme economic circumstances", but such orders must be endorsed by Parliament within 28 days.

• The Bank's  Financial Policy Committee  held its first meeting in June 2011 as a  macroprudential regulator  to oversee regulation of the UK's financial sector.

• The Bank's  Financial Policy Committee  held its first meeting in June 2011 as a  macroprudential regulator  to oversee regulation of the UK's financial sector.

• As a regulator and central bank, the Bank of England has not offered consumer banking services for many years, but it still does manage some public-facing services such as exchanging superseded bank notes. [12]  Until 2016, the bank provided personal banking services as a privilege for employees.