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UK Economy - Policy Focus - Quantitative Easing

Level:
A-Level, IB Diploma
Board:
AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 24 Jun 2021

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In this short video - part of our policy focus series - we review the basics on how quantitative easing works and some of the risks and drawbacks.

UK Economy - Policy Focus - Quantitative Easing
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