Will High Cost of Small Loans Hurt Cambodians?

The Cambodian government has ordered a limit on interest rates on small loans. The decision comes before local elections are set to take place in June. The 18 percent limit on the microfinance industry interest rates takes effect on April 1. Microfin

Some Colleges Ask for Part of Future Salary Instead of Loans

Young people graduating from colleges and universities in the United States face increasing amounts of debt. Some colleges however are now offering students another way to pay for their studies. They pay for a students education in return for a perce

VOA标准英语2011--Forced Marriage Continues in Many Countries

Forced Marriage Continues in Many Countries Young girls forced into marriage is still a reality in many parts of the world, and it doesn't just happen in developing nations. Activists, African first ladies and victims gathered at a conference in Los

VOA慢速英语2011--Greek Spending Cuts Clear Way for Loans

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2013年ESL之商务英语 15 Being Forced Out of a Position

Being Forced Out of a Position Julianna: Ha ha! The wicked witch is dead! Hugo: What are you talking about? Julianna: Bettina is stepping down as chairperson of the committee. I thought this day would never come. Hugo: Thats a big surprise. I never t

Forced abortion 强制引产

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VOA标准英语2008年-European Groups Call for Action Against Forced

By Dorian Jones Istanbul 16 June 2008 Several governments and women's rights groups say forced and arranged marriages are a growing problem in European countries. Dorian Jones reports from Istanbul the Turkish city recently hosted one of a series me

VOA标准英语2013--Mexico Authorities Free 275 Trapped In Forced Lab

Mexico Authorities Free 275 Trapped In Forced Lab Bioparques de Occidente is a tomato sorting and packing company in the municipality of Toliman in the western state of Jalisco. The management finds workers to get the tomatoes ready for export in nea

VOA标准英语2013--Malta Forced to Cancel Repatriation of African Refugees

Malta Forced to Cancel Repatriation of African Refugees Tired, hungry and dehydrated, 68 migrants who'd set sail from Libya were rescued by Maltese patrol boats Wednesday 50 kilometers off the coastline, after their vessel lost power. It's the second

VOA标准英语2014--Detained American Provides Glimpse Into Chinese Forced Labor Practices

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Dept. Of Education Fail: Teachers Lose Grants, Forced To Repay Thousands In Loans

DAVID GREENE, HOST: We have some exclusive reporting from NPR to bring you this morning. For years, the U.S. government has tried to entice promising college students to become teachers in schools that serve lots of low-income families. They've done

新西兰英语 616 Student loans

The government is going to change the repayment rate for student loans. At the moment, when graduates earn a minimum of $19,084 a year (that is $367 a week), they have to start repaying the loan at a rate of 10% of their pay until the full loan is pa

2007年VOA标准英语-Amnesty Protests Angola Forced Evictions

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 15 January 2007 Angolan refugee boy stands in front of his family's shelter (File photo) The human rights group Amnesty International is protesting the forced eviction of thousands of people in Angola from their homes, some

未偿贷款 outstanding loans

由于银根紧缩，企业贷款融资受到很大限制，小企业更是首当其冲。为了扶植小企业的发展，银监会近日表示，监管部门对小企业不良贷款率的容忍度可以提高到5%。 请看新华社的报道： Out

voa标准英语2008-UNICEF Calls for End to Forced Recruitment of Ch

The United Nations Children's Fund is calling for a halt to the forced recruitment of child soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It says all warring parties in North Kivu Province forcibly recruit children into their armies. Lisa Schlein re

VOA标准英语2010年-Group Provides Small Loans to Low Inco

Micro lending for small businesses is common in some countries, especially in the developing world. But with the economic recession, micro lending is growing in the United States because it's difficult to get a bank loan to start a small business, es

Wenzhou's small firms still struggle to obtain loans

BEIJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Medium- and small-sized enterprises in Wenzhou are finding bank loans increasingly hard to obtain as the city's banks face a rising non-performing loan (NPL) ratio. The NPL ratio of the banking industry in the east China c

China real estate loans see rapid growth in Q3

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IMF Gets Hundreds of Billions More for Emergency Loans

Nations around the world are pledging more money for emergency loans to help member nations of the International Monetary Fund cope with any new economic crisis. The Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said the me

2018年CRI US companies and scholars refute 'forced transfer of technology'

At the just concluded 2018 Yale US-China Forum held in New Haven, Connecticut, cooperation between Chinese and American companies was a topic that drew heated discussions among guest speakers. A number of US companies and scholars have refuted the US