Maternal Death Rates

By Jill Moss Broadcast: October 27, 2003 This is Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Development Report. A study finds that one out of sixteen women in Africa will die during 1)pregnancy or 2)ch

CNN 2011-09-30

The economy leaves off today's headlines.Some financial experts think US economy isn't growing fast enough and it's not growing fast at all.And that news is not going over well with investors.Stock market is one thing people look at to see how the ec

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The Federal Government hasn't ruled out tax hikes to fund a 50-billion-dollar overhaul of the health system. Kevin Rudd is vowing to fix the hospital system with the Commonwealth taking over funding of all primary healthcare and 60 per cent of hospit

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The Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank, on Wednesday cut short-term interest rates in an effort to boost the slowing economy. VOA's Barry Wood reports it was the eighth cut in the overnight federal funds rate in the past year. United States Fede

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考研英语长难句讲解 第19期

1. Indeed homelessness has reached such proportions that local government can't possibly cope. 【分析】复合句。句子主干为 homelessness has reached such proportions。Indeed 表示强调；that 引导结果状语从句。 【译文】实际

Mother of Boko Haram Leader Speaks Out

A woman who claims to be the mother of a militant leader says she does not know if her son is alive or dead. Abubakar Shekau is the head of the Boko Haram militant group. Boko Haram launched its campaign against Nigerias government in 2009. Nigerian

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

VOA慢速英语 2007 0921a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A listener from Indonesia named Efendy asks why the Federal Reserve is so important and how it works. This week offered a good example. The Federal Reserve System is the United States central bank. I

VOA标准英语2008年-Asian Stock Markets Rebound After US Rate Cut

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 23 January 2008 Asian stocks recouped some of their steep losses of the past two days after market confidence received a shot in the arm from the U.S. Federal Reserve. But as VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong, stock an

CNN 2008-01-23

From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Nicole Lapin. Thanks so much for checking in with us today. Here's a look at what's happening right Now In The News. We now know that at least six people were injured when a school bus crashed in Palmdale. Police

Business Channel 2007-10-19&10-21, 美联储再警告

Scripts: Bernanke did argue that the fed had taken a fairly decisive step against those downside risks in Sep. by reducing interest rates half a percent, so I wouldn't necessarily say, uh, as a result of his comments last night that it, it makes a r

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开设账户 最好是在有名的银行中开帐户。it's best to open an account 银行会问你开账户的金额为多少And how much would you like to open your account with? 每个银行的开账户时的最小额度minimum sum不同 要咨询一

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常见金融词汇汇集

big macs,big/large-cap stock,mega-issue 大盘股 offering,list 上市 bourse 证交所 corporate champion 龙头企业 Shanghai Exchange 上海证交所 pension fund 养老基金 mutual fund 共同基金 hedge mutual fund 对冲式共同基金 share

Australian gov't signals lower economic growth rate

CANBERRA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Australian federal government on Sunday signaled its mid-year budget review will reveal a lower- than-estimated growth rate for the Australian economy. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan and Federal Finance Minister Penny Wong

美联储近十年来首次加息

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday decided to raise benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, the first interest rate increase since 2006,marking the end of an era of extraordinary easing monetary policy. Given the co

美联储或将渐进式加息

WASHINGTON, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The Federal Reserve signaled that it was on track to move the benchmark interest rate this year despite the lower-than-expected economic outlook. In its quarterly economic projections, 15 out of the 17 Fed board member

中国支持小企业刺激经济增长

The State Council has decided that small and micro businesses with annual taxable incomes below 200-thousand yuan, around $32-thousand US dollars, will be eligible for a 50 percent reduction of their business income tax. The measure is effective from

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2801 negotiator

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