VOA慢速英语2015 Chinese Development Bank Gains Members

Chinese Development Bank Gains Members Development banking in Asia has been in the news lately. Last year, China proposed creation of a development bank called the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Chinese officials say the institution would help

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

2017年CRI Chinese bank's branch in Switzerland helps promote bilateral trade

Max Baucus, the current US ambassador to China, will leave Beijing for home next Monday. In a video bidding farewell to China and its people, Baucus said he saw huge potential for cooperation between the US and China. It's really not easy for us to l

VOA标准英语2008年-Chinese Stocks Drop After Central Bank Raises R

By Daniel Schearf Beijing 10 June 2008 Chinese stocks have dropped nearly eight percent after China's central bank announced it would raise the amount of cash banks must keep on hand to a record high. China has been struggling to rein in excess cash

VOA标准英语2009-World Bank Raises Economic Forecast for Chin

The World Bank says China's economy will grow faster than expected this year, but cautions it is too soon to say a sustained recovery is imminent. The World Bank raised its estimate of China's gross domestic product growth this year to 7.2 percent,

VOA标准英语2013--BRICS Bank Provides Opportunities for Africa

BRICS Bank Provides Opportunities for Africa Chinese investment in Africa is soaring, reaching nearly $20 billion last year alone. In China, hundreds of thousands of Africans have come to work. With the expanding trade and investment ties, says polit

2015年CRI Chinese President Xi Jinping Prepares to Travel to Turkey for G20 Summit

Global economic growth is set to top the agenda this year, with the state of China's economic health likely to be one of the main talking-points. John Peace, President of UK-based Standard Chartered Bank, says he believes President Xi Jinping's growi

Chinese delegation says BRICS summit a success

NEW DELHI, March 29 (Xinhua) -- Leaders of the five-nation BRICS bloc have reached important consensus in a just-concluded summit here, the Chinese delegation said Thursday. The summit is a success as it has again showcased the cooperative partnershi

锦州银行披露对汉能的风险敞口

A Chinese city bank planning on listing in Hong Kong has indicated it has more than $440m in exposure to Hanergy Group debt, in the first case of a Chinese bank detailing its exposure to the embattled thin film solar company. 计划在香港上市的中

CCTV9英语新闻：Chinese premier arrives in New Zealand for official visit

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has just arrived in Wellington, for an official visit to New Zealand. Besides meetings with his New Zealand counterpart Bill English, Premier Li will also meet the press and visit Chinese enterprises. New Zealand has been l

乌克兰央行降息至7％

KIEV, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The Ukrainian National Bank (NBU) decided on Friday to reduce the key interest rate by 0.5 percentage point to 7.0 percent starting from June 10, the bank's press service said. This is the first time for the central bank to c

中国的银行将逐步淘汰磁条卡

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese banks will promote the use of chip cards and phase out magcards for security concerns. Being more secure and convenient, chip cards, as an upgrade of magnetic ones, have become the majority of newly-issued bank ca

金砖国家开发银行或年底开始运行

Chinese officials are suggesting the BRICS Development Bank could be operational before year's-end. Vice-Finance Minister Shi Yaobin also says membership in the bank will not be limited to the group's five member states. The first meeting of the bank

Man United agrees deal with two Chinese companies

LONDON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- English Premier League side Manchester United on Tuesday agreed two three-year sponsorships with Chinese companies, China Construction Bank (CCB) and soft drinks manufacturer Wahaha. As part of the agreement, United's firs

Chinese national appointed to head World Bank's IFC

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank announced Friday Cai Jinyong, a Chinese national with more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and development, is appointed as the new Executive Vice President and CEO of the

人民币纳入SDR后仍继续推进改革

As of October 1st of next year, the renminbi, literally translated as the people's currency, will become the fifth currency in the SDR basket, alongside the U.S. dollar, the euro, the Japanese yen and the British pound. Hong Hao, chief strategist at

中国欢迎美国加入亚投行

A senior Chinese official is calling on the US government to join the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank. Zhang Jun is in-charge of China's international economic portfolio. His comments have come on the heels of suggestions by US authorities that t

No Chinese national dead in S. Philippine flashfloods

MANILA, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- No Chinese national has so far been found dead in the flashfloods triggered by tropical storm Washi ( local name Sendong), a Chinese embassy official said on Sunday. When asked on possible casualties of Chinese nationals,

Chinese banks to hold differentiated housing loans

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China's four biggest state-owned banks said Thursday they will continue implementing the differentiated housing loan policy. The four state-run lenders, dubbed the Big Four, are Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ch

2016年CRI Chinese Students Receive Rejections for Visa Application to Italy

Those rejected were applying for student visas through a partnership program between Italy and China, the Marco Polo and Turandot Projects, which focus on the arts, music and design. In the past, the projects had a very high visa approval rate with s