BoE: Continued Libor use is a threat to financial system

Global bodies transitioning to new alternatives

Mike Sheen
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The Bank of England (BoE) has warned that the reliance on the Libor interest rate benchmark when setting mortgages, credit card loans and other global contracts could be a threat to the financial system.

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