London, England (BBN) - The Bank of England (BoE) has kept its official bank rate unchanged at 0.5 percent at the monetary policy meeting.
The BoE has extended its bond buying program to a total amount of GBP 175 million in order to maintain optimum liquidity in the market. European Central Bank (ECB) also held rates at record low of 1 percent.
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