Better Conditions Make for Happier Cows and Farmers

Better Conditions Make for Happier Cows and Farmers It turns out that happy cows produce better milk. The finding is not new. The California Milk Advisory Board has been saying it for years. But now a team of researchers, working with the University

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

Economics Report - Greek Spending Cuts Clear Way for Loans 经济报道 - 希腊批准紧缩措施为获得救援贷款扫清道路 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Greece has approved

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3056 conditions

今天我们要学的词是conditions. Conditions 名词，有条件的意思。South Korean President Moon Jae-in said North Korea is not imposing conditions on the upcoming summits with him and U.S. President Donald Trump over banning nuclear weapo

VOA标准英语2008年-Microloans Foster Entrepreneurship in Poor Coun

In many developing countries, micro-financing has created possibilities for burgeoning entrepreneurs who would not have found funding before. VOA's Barry Wood reports that special attention is now being paid to female entrepreneurs, who have had to

VOA标准英语2012--Russians Ignore Arctic Cold and Keep Protest Flame Burning

Russians Ignore Arctic Cold and Keep Protest Flame Burning Arctic cold held Moscow in its icy grip, but tens of thousands of people left their warm apartments to demonstrate against Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Braving the same sub-zero tem

VOA标准英语2013--Conditions Worsen for Darfurian Refugees, Others

Conditions Worsen for Darfurian Refugees, Others A medical aid group says conditions are getting worse for tens of thousands of people whove fled fighting in Sudans Darfur region. Refugees and others have been gathering for months in the Chadian town

2007年VOA标准英语-Micro Loans Help Immigrants Achieve American Dr

By June Soh Washington 16 April 2007 Watch video report on Micro Loans Many new immigrants and refugees in the United States find out that they have a hard time landing well-paying jobs. Even with business ambitions, they can face difficulties. VOA'

美国国家公共电台 NPR Former Banker, Now Regulator, Wants To Allow Banks To Make Payday-Style Loans

DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, a powerful banking regulator who was appointed by President Trump is facing questions today in the Senate. Joseph Otting is a former bank executive. He now runs a federal agency that oversees some of the very companies

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

VOA标准英语2010年-Malaysia's Efforts to Liberalize Econo

The government of Malaysia knows that, in the current global economic situation, it must innovate to survive. Its traditional manufacturing base is threatened by competition from lower-wage countries. The country is promoting a new economic model tha

2006年VOA标准英语-Small Loans Help Pave Way for Better Lives in I

By Margaret Besheer Irbil 08 December 2006 In Iraq, where ethnic and sectarian conflict is killing dozens of people daily, small business loans are cutting across ethnic and religious lines to help people move forward with their lives. As VOA's Marg

VOA标准英语2008年-Conditions Worsening For Displaced in Georgia

The International Committee of the Red Cross says tens of thousands of people are in need of emergency help in conflict-ridden parts of Georgia, including the breakaway region of South Ossetia. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from ICRC headquarters in

未偿贷款 outstanding loans

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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

ondition和conditions的用法区别

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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

China real estate loans see rapid growth in Q3 BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Financial institutions stepped up lending to the real estate sector in the third quarter as the result of a warming market, statistics from the central bank showed Monday. Fi

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