Interest rates to be kept at record low of 0.1% with GDP growth now forecast to rise at 7.25% in 2021
Britain is on track for the strongest growth since the second world war this year as it stages a faster than expected recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, according to theThe Bank raised its estimate for UK GDP growth to 7.25% in 2021, up from a previous forecast in February for growth of 5% this year, as rapid progress with the Covid-19 vaccine rollout and easing of restrictions fuels a boom in pent-up demand.
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