BANKOFENGLAND
Bank of England
The Bank of England, formally the Governor and Company of 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, it is the second oldest central bank in the world, after the Sveriges Riksbank, and the world's 8th oldest bank. It was established to act as the English Government's banker, and is still the banker for HM Government. The Bank was privately owned from its foundation in 1694 until nationalised in 1946.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Bank of England
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