办公室英语口语第10期:Directions to a bank 银行在哪

Directions to a bank A: Excuse me, young man? B: Yes, maam? A: Could you point me in the direction of the bank? Ive lost my way. B: Certainly, maam. Just take these stairs down to the first floor and turn left. You cant miss it. 银行在哪 A：劳驾

经济学人06:世界经济 任重而道远

Finance and Economics；The world economy；Mountains to climb 财经；世界经济；任重而道远 August was a nerve-racking month for the world economy. September and October will be no better 对世界经济来说，八月是伤脑筋的一个月

经济学人45:漫长的晚安吻别

Finance and Economics；Spanish banks；The long kiss goodnight； 财经；西班牙银行业；漫长的晚安吻别； A bank merger sheds fresh light on a sickly industry； 银行合并为沉疴已久的西班牙银行业带来一丝曙光； It

经济学人25:安然无恙?岌岌可危!

Finance and Economics；Europe in limbo;Home and dry 财经；迷途的欧洲；安然无恙？岌岌可危！ Europe's weaker economies are in the grip of a worsening credit crunch; 欧洲经济本已弱风扶柳，怎奈又陷入愈演愈烈的信贷

经济学人23:欧洲的银行们 忧虑因素

Europe;Europe's banks; The fear factor; Preventing a big European bank run; 欧洲；欧洲的银行们；忧虑因素；阻止一场欧洲大规模银行挤兑； In continental capitals and bank boardrooms there is a common fear. It is that the slo

经济学人93:欧元区经济 周期性萧条

The euro-zone economy欧元区经济Cyclical stagnation周期性萧条The recovery grinds to a halt复苏放缓THIS week's figures for the euro-zone economy were dispiriting by any measure. An already feeble and faltering recovery has stumbled. Outpu

Spanish bank predicts 26-pct unemployment for country in 2013

MADRID, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The unemployment rate would reach 26 percent in Spain according to a report released on Thursday by the Spanish bank BBVA. The rate is above of the current figure of 24.63, the Spanish media reported. Job losses would be 0.

塞浦路斯银行称已完成资本重组

NICOSIA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' largest lender, Bank of Cyprus (BoC), said on Monday it has completed its recapitalization by converting depositors' money into equity, under a Eurogroup deal on a bailout for Cyprus. A bank statement said the rec

Cypriot parliament rejects levy on bank deposits

NICOSIA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' parliament rejected a Eurogroup imposed haircut on bank deposits on Tuesday, plunging the eastern Mediterranean island into economic uncertainty verging on uncontrolled default. The 56 member-chamber threw out th

Robben to miss Euro 2012 qualifiers

THE HAGUE, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- Arjen Robben has left the Dutch training camp in Noordwijk on Thursday. The Bayern Munich forward is suffering from a pubic bone injury and medical examination made clear on Wednesday he will miss the forthcoming Euro 20

European Central Bank to Buy Troubled Governments' Bonds

SEVILLE The European Central Bank has agreed to buy government bonds from debt-ridden Eurozone countries that request help, as part of an effort to relieve pressure from soaring borrowing costs. The much-awaited announcement in Frankfurt Thursday may

经济学人:欧元区经济:保持信心(2)

Italy's domestic politics are also concerning. 意大利的国内政治也令人担忧。 The government's row with the European Commission over its budget and ensuing market jitters are starting to weigh on sentiment and push up borrowing costs. 该国

经济学人179:只要人民高兴

Gilts as a safe haven for investors 金边债券，投资者的安全港 Whatever floats your boat 只要人民高兴 Long-term interest rates are mercifully low, despite Britains huge budget deficit 英国预算赤字再高，低利率也会始终如一

塞浦路斯议会通过救助法案

NICOSIA, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The Cypriot parliaments on Friday passed emergency bills aimed at clinching a bailout deal with international lenders, but left until Saturday to vote on the contentious deposit tax. The Parliament agreed to creates a so

European Central Bank Pledges Euro Support

The European Central Bank said it will do whatever is necessary to preserve the euro. Bank president Mario Draghi told a London investment conference Thursday that Europe's key financial institution is ready to do whatever it takes to protect the cur

Europe Keeps Interest Rate Steady

The European Central Bank is keeping its key interest rate unchanged, even as its leader says there is increased downside risk for economic growth in the euro currency bloc. The bank kept its key lending rate at a record low 1 percent Wednesday, desp

Europe Central Bank Lowers Rates

The European Central Bank lowered its benchmark interest rate Thursday to a record 1.0 percent. The move by the bank to help stimulate Europe's economy came as France and Germany urged other European leaders to adopt their eurozone crisis plan at a k

塞浦路斯进一步放宽资本管制

NICOSIA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus partly eased restrictions on bank operations on Thursday by allowing free transactions of up to 300,000 euros (390,000 U.S. dollars) domestically and raising the ceiling for company payment abroad. A new decree is

经济学人:瑞士银行 谭天忠的微调(1)

Finance and Economics 财经 Credit Suisse: Thiam's tweak 瑞士银行：谭天忠的微调 Another change of plan at Switzerland's second biggest bank. 瑞士第二大银行做出了另一改变。 Europe's most troubled big banks may at last be on

塞总统要求贷款人解除银行限制

NICOSIA, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades has made an appeal to the leaders of international lenders to urgently lift controls on bank transactions in a letter made public on Tuesday. Restrictions on bank transactions were int