The Bank of England began a similar program of buying up government bonds earlier this week.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18

(Speaking) Campaigners even projected their message on the side of the Bank of England.

VOA: standard.2010.02.18

Like the Bank of England, the U.S.Federal Reserve has all but exhausted one of its most powerful tools for stimulating the economy -- lowering the key interest rate that banks charge to lend to each other.

VOA: standard.2009.03.18