VOA慢速英语2011--New Plan Aims to End European Debt Crisis

IN THE NEWS - New Plan Aims to End European Debt Crisis 新闻报道 - 欧盟试图修约终结欧洲债务危机 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 Most members of the European Union have agr

VOA慢速英语2011--EU Officials Urge Tighter Fiscal Rules for Euro Countries

Economics Report - EU Officials Urge Tighter Fiscal Rules for Euro Countries This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Stock prices around the world rose and fell this week on news of efforts to help countries using the euro. The European Cen

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VOA标准英语2011--Most EU Countries Accept New Fiscal Deal

Most EU Countries Accept New Fiscal Deal Most members of the European Union agreed to a new deal Friday that is intended to address debt problems that have threatened the common euro currency and driven Europe into an economic crisis. The agreement i

VOA标准英语2011--European Debt Crisis Dominates IMF Talks

European Debt Crisis Dominates IMF Talks IMF会议讨论欧洲债务危机 U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday that the euro area sovereign debt and banking crises are the biggest threats to the global economy and that European off

VOA标准英语2011--European Finance Chiefs Meet on Debt Crisis

European Finance Chiefs Meet on Debt Crisis European leaders converge on Brussels Sunday for a crucial summit aimed at forging a plan to save the euro currency. As Greece struggles to avoid a default on its debts, EU leaders must try to stop the cris

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Islamabad 09 January 2008 Political turmoil in Pakistan, rising inflation and power shortages could derail the country's strong economic performance of the past five years. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins reports from Islamabad. Pa

Efforts Intensify to Avert US Debt Crisis

One day after President Barack Obama urged the U.S. Congress to intensify efforts to avert a debt crisis, the Senate appears to be doing just that. A recess has been canceled, and the president has been invited to Capitol Hill for direct talks with l

Van Rompuy re-elected as European Council President

BRUSSELS, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Top leaders of the European Union (EU) on Thursday all agreed to extend the mandate of European Council President Herman Van Rompuy for another two and a half years during a summit in Brussels. As the only candidate for

Markets Welcome Central Banks' Efforts on Europe

Stocks soared after the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks agreed to make it easier to borrow dollars overseas, in a bid to ease the fallout of the European debt crisis. The move came as European finance ministers delayed key decision

European Leaders Discuss Eurozone Debt Crisis

French and German leaders met with Italy's new prime minister Thursday, promising to change EU treaties to allow for closer financial integration. They hope such changes will prevent future economic problems like the current eurozone debt crisis. Fre

EU in urgent need of structural reforms, Barroso says

MILAN, Italy, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- European Commission（委员会） President Jose Manuel Barroso said Saturday Europe could no longer postpone fiscal consolidation and structural reforms in order to return to growth after the economic crisis. In a

Economic crisis, crime dominate CARICOM meeting

KINGSTON, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The global economic crisis and high crime rates afflicting most member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) dominated the group's meeting Monday in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, according to reports reaching here. Since

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Leaders: Big economic ideas Breakthroughs and brickbats 社论：重大经济思想突破与板砖 What economists can learn from the discipline's seminal papers 经济学家能够从这一学科的经典论文中所学到的 It is easy enough to cri

经济学人:自由兑换:欧元区的经常账户盈余(3)

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German Leader Says No Simple, Quick Fix for Euro Crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says there are no easy or fast solutions to Europe's economic crisis, but the agreement by eurozone countries last week for more fiscal discipline was a good step. Merkel's comments at the German parliament came as fin

EU Leaders Pledge New Economic Integration

Key European leaders pledged at a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama Monday that they will push for closer economic integration of the 17-nation eurozone to help resolve the continent's burgeoning debt crisis. European Council President Herman

Russia Must Reduce Oil Dependence, Diversify

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) says that Russia, the world's largest oil producer, needs to reduce its reliance on oil revenues and diversify its economy to keep it stable. The IMF's managing director, Christine Lagarde, said Tuesd

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