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HM Treasury: Overseas Finance Sector, External Finance Group, Balance of Payments...

Catalogue reference: T 450

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T 450

The records in this series concern the UK balance of trade and payments with other sovereign states and economic strategy in this regard. The records concern: foreign exchange markets; reserves of currency; exchange rates; the proposed UK...

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Reference

T 450

Title
HM Treasury: Overseas Finance Sector, External Finance Group, Balance of Payments Division: EMP (External Monetary Policy) and ERMP (Exchange Rates and Monetary Policy) prefix records
Date

1980-1994

Description

The records in this series concern the UK balance of trade and payments with other sovereign states and economic strategy in this regard. The records concern: foreign exchange markets; reserves of currency; exchange rates; the proposed UK participation in the European Monetary System (EMS) and the relationship of sterling to it; reserves and foreign currency borrowing; funding policy; interest rates and gilts.

The series includes records originally intended for the series T 641.

Arrangement

The records are arranged chronologically and in file prefix order.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference

EMP and ERMP

Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Treasury, Overseas Finance Sector, 1975-1995
Physical description

863 file(s)

Access conditions

Open unless otherwise stated

Immediate source of acquisition

From 2013 Treasury

Accumulation dates

1981 to 1985 (EMP); 1985 to 1993 (ERMP)

Accruals

Series is accruing.

Selection and destruction information

National Archives selection themes: 3.1.1 - Management of government revenues and expenditure. 3.1.4 - Regulation and support of economic activity by government.

Administrative / biographical background

The Balance of Payments Division was created in 1981 under the External Finance Group and both under the HM Treasury Overseas Finance Sector. The EMP prefix (created in 1981) was directly succeeded by the ERMP prefix in 1985 which was eventually terminated in 1993.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C12740059/

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HM Treasury: Overseas Finance Sector, External Finance Group, Balance of Payments Division: EMP (External Monetary Policy) and ERMP (Exchange Rates and Monetary Policy) prefix records