World Bank Calls for Better Public Services

By Jill Moss Broadcast: September 29, 2003 This is Robert Covent with the VOA Special English Development Report. The World Bank says the poor quality of public services in developing countries is hur

Bank Workers Join Venezuela Strike

Broadcast: Jan 10,2003 Bank workers joined the 39 day old strike against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Thursday, 1) tightening the stranglehold which has already come close to shutting down the cou

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萧华，我刚才见到我一个几十年没见的高中同学。几十年不见，你还认得他吗？认还是认得的。这位同学当年是个书呆子，大家都笑他。可是前几年他发明了一个电脑软件，一下子就成了百万

2015年CRI Bank of China Becomes First Chinese Bank to Help Set Gold Price

Bank of China has joined seven other financial institutions to become a direct participant on the electronic platform that sets the gold price in London. Being the world's largest bullion consumer, China has never directly played a role in global gol

英语博客：A Norman Conqueror at the bank.

You see the strangest people in the most unlikely places sometimes. I was at the bank the other day, making a deposit, when I heard a, Clomp, clomp, clomp to my side. I turned to look at the person next to me, and standing there was a Norman soldier.

Take Away English-Bank Holiday DIY 公假日自己动手做

Ready to paint some walls? Whenever theres a Bank Holiday weekend in Britain, a certain kind of shop always gets very busy, and its not what you might think clothes shops or music shops. The British flock to DIY stores and garden centres and huge nu

财会实务-Bank statement has arrived!

South Bank 泰晤士河南岸

The script of this programme 本节目台词 Second-hand book bargains Finn: So Jean, how do you like the view across the river? Jean: Its beautiful Finn. 好美的风景。 Finn: Yes today were sitting by the River Thames on a lovely sunny afternoon. This par

Business US Central Bank Holds Interest Rates Steady

Business US Central Bank Holds Interest Rates Steady Barry Wood The United States central bank, the Federal Reserve , Wednesday announced that it is holding short-term interest rates steady. The usual

IN THE NEWS - Wolfowitz and the World Bank

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2007年VOA标准英语-World Bank in Turmoil Following Ouster of Leade

By Barry Wood Washington 10 July 2007 The Washington-based World Bank, the planet's biggest anti-poverty agency, has been in turmoil--its president forced out amid a staff revolt. VOA's economics correspondent Barry Wood reports that the bank--owned

2007年VOA标准英语-World Bank: Singapore #1 for Doing Business

By Ivana Kuhar Washington 27 September 2007 A new report by the World Bank says countries in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, along with emerging markets including China, and India, have made the greatest strides over the past year in term

VOA常速英语2008年-Bank of England to Improve System Liquidity

By Tom Rivers London 21 April 2008 Britain's central bank, the Bank of England, has announced a plan aimed at preventing the unfolding international credit crisis from causing more damage to the British economy. Under the deal, lending institutions w

VOA常速英语2008年-Bank of Japan Nominee Vows to Maintain Country'

By Naomi Martig Hong Kong 11 March 2008 Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Toshiro Muto is asking lawmakers in Japan's divided parliament to support his candidacy as central bank chief. As Naomi Martig reports from Hong Kong, opposition members in parliam

China establishes national gene bank in Shenzhen

SHENZHEN, June 18 (Xinhua) -- China established its first national gene bank on Friday in south China's city of Shenzhen with the support of the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), officials said. With the establishment of the National Gene Bank in She

VOA常速英语2008年-The World Bank: World Hunger Growing

By Mil Arcega Washington 11 April 2008 World Bank President Robert Zoellick says the escalating price of food is stunting opportunities and creating hardship for people in poor countries. The international lending organization says it aims to double

VOA常速英语2008年-US Central Bank Chief Says Economy Could Face M

By Barry Wood Washington 02 April 2008 The head of the U.S. central bank, Ben Bernanke, told a congressional committee the U.S. economy could face a mild recession, but it should recover later this year. VOA's Barry Wood reports. Federal Reserve Chai

IMF, World Bank Warn Against Complacency

The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank stressed the need for continued cooperation（合作协作） among world economies, saying the global financial system remains vulnerable to further shocks. The warning comes as the world lending in

新西兰英语 290 A new New Zealand bank

Three finance companies are planning to merge to become a bank. At the moment, there is no name for this bank. The three finance companies are the Canterbury Building Society, Southern Cross Building Society and Marac finance which is owned by Pyne G

Japan bank lending drops 2.1% in Dec., money stock rises

TOKYO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The overall level of bank lending(银行贷款) in Japan fell 2.1 percent from a year earlier in December, marking the 13th straight month of decline, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said Wednesday. According to the central bank, t