经济学人33:当代最具影响力的央行行长

Books and Arts; Book Review;Paul Volcker;Tall tale; 文艺；书评；保罗沃尔克;伟人传奇； Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence. By William Silber. 《沃尔克：金石为开》威廉 希尔伯著。 Alan Greenspan may be the most famous c

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By Barry Wood Belgrade 28 February 2006 Serbia-Montenegro's Foreign Minister Vuk Draskovic, left, with Martti Ahtisaari, in Belgrade, Feb, 28, 2006 Martti Ahtisaari, the United Nations chief negotiato

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By Stefan Bos Budapest 11 March 2007 A year of talks on the future of Kosovo has ended without agreement between Serbia's government and Kosovo's independence-seeking ethnic Albanian leadership. The U.N. mediator in the talks said he would present th

2006年VOA标准英语-Kosovo Revamps Banking System to Bolster Econom

By Barry Wood Pristina 23 September 2006 At a ceremony Friday in Pristina, Kosovo took another step toward revitalizing the territory's ruined economy. The Banking and Payments Authority of Kosovo (BPK) was transformed Friday into a central bank for

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Plan for Kosovo May Be Put to Test in Northe

By Barry Wood Mitrovica, Kosovo 22 September 2006 The city of Mitrovica in northern Kosovo has long been a flash point of ethnic tension between the Albanian south side of the Ibar River and the mostly Serbian north. VOA's Barry Wood reports from Mi

2006年VOA标准英语-Kosovo Status Talks Aim To Conclude Decent

By Barry Wood Washington 24 March 2006 The diplomat chairing talks in Vienna on the future status of Kosovo says the talks between authorities in Pristina and Belgrade are progressing and could wrap u

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By Al Pessin Shanksville, Pennsylvania 28 March 2006 U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made his first visit to the site of the September 11, 2001 crash of United Airlines flight 93 on Monday, and

VOA标准英语2009年-Former US Fed Chief Volcker Calls for Stronger

The retired former chief of the U.S. central bank, Paul Volcker, told a congressional committee Thursday that to avoid further financial crises there needs to be greater regulation of financial institutions. Paul Volcker testifies before Joint Econo

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2007年VOA标准英语-Kosovo Status a Post-Election Challenge for Ser

By Barry Wood Belgrade 18 January 2007 More than five million citizens of Serbia are to vote Sunday in the country's first parliamentary election in three years. Soon after the election, Serbia's leaders will have to grapple with the future status o

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2007年VOA标准英语-US Urges Support for UN Kosovo Plan

By David Gollust State Department 02 February 2007 The United States Friday called the newly released Kosovo settlement plan of U.N. envoy Martti Ahtisaari fair and balanced, and urged authorities in both Serbia and Kosovo to work toward a final set

China reviews anti-dumping measures on Japanese chloroprene rubber

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday started to review anti-dumping measures it imposed on chloroprene rubber imported from a Japanese company, the Ministry of Commerce said. The move came after the ministry received complaints that Japan E

卢森堡提前举行立法选举

LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Luxembourg went to the polls on Sunday in a snap election after Jean-Claude Juncker, the prime minister of Luxembourg for the past 18 years, had resigned over a spying scandal in July. In spite of the scandal, Juncker

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Study Finds Nairobi Dumpsite Endangers Child

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 06 December 2007 Kenya's capital, Nairobi, is home to one of Africa's largest dumpsites. A recent United Nations study found that nearly half of the children surveyed who live near the dumpsite suffer from serious med

Beach volleyball Olympic champion Reckermann to retire

BERLIN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- German Olympic champion Jonas Reckermann said Thursday that he will retire from beach volleyball due to back problems. Reckermann announced his retirement on the website of the German Volleyball Federation decision is very

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Cement is a major component of concrete, the world's most widely used man-made material, an integral part of roads, bridges and buildings. But making cement requires heating limestone and other materials to very high temperatures, a process that rele

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That proposition was put to the test after Paul Volcker became Fed chairman in 1979. 这种主张在保罗沃克尔于1979年成为美联储主席后被付诸验证。 Mr Volcker was set on getting inflation down. 当时，沃克尔决心要把通胀降

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The Nordics in charge 北欧掌控 A Scandinavian wave 一次斯堪的纳维亚狂潮 How the Nordics get so many senior international positions 北欧为何拥有众多较高的国际职位 WHEN it comes to international jobs, Scandinavia does well.