欧元区经济增长疲软

 　　欧元区经济增长疲软

       LONDON, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- The European Bank for Reconstruction¹ and Development (EBRD) Monday lowered its forecast for growth in its main area of operations, the transition European and central Asian states, to 2.0 percent from 2.3 percent forecast last May.

　　The reduction in growth expectations are both cyclical, reflecting continuing weak external demand, and structural², reflecting lower growth potential, limited sources of finance for investment and unfinished structural problems.

　　Erik Berglof, chief economist³ at EBRD, told a press conference at the bank's headquarters in London that a return to growth in the eurozone was a welcome boost but warned, "The banking⁴ system weighs on growth prospects⁵ for Europe and there are still very significant internal adjustments going on affecting growth in the eurozone in particular."

　　Berglof said the latest forecast for growth this year in the EBRD nations was down from 2.3 to 2.0 percent and for 2014 from 3.2 percent forecast in May to 2.8 percent forecast now.

　　The pickup⁶ in the eurozone and advanced economies has helped the EBRD nations, said Berglof, but the slowdown in emerging markets had been a handicap.

　　Berglof said, "Our countries have become more vulnerable to this -- particularly the central European ones, because of their integration⁷ into the value chains of exporters in the eurozone, particularly Germany."

　　He added that "the most important market in our region is Russia, and there the slowdown continues," amid a subdued⁸ investment climate.

　　Berglof explained that since the 2008 financial crisis, there had been continuing low levels of investment in the region with ongoing⁹ long-term effects on growth.

　　"We need to find new ways of supporting lending into the region," said Berglof.

　　Berglof explained that the premium¹⁰ that existed from the nations having been centrally planned economies created in the old industrial structures of socialist¹¹ times is now over.

　　"That premium has been had and they now have the same problems as other emerging markets," said Berglof.

　　He added, "We expect lower growth and productivity, so the economies in our region have become more like regular emerging markets."

　　Greater growth required an increase in structural reforms, though Berglof said there had been very little structural reform in the last decade.

　　Inflation rates are coming down, which is a positive, said Berglof, but warned that one concern now is deflation coming from the eurozone, those nations most exposed are in southeast Europe because of the economic problems in Greece and Italy.

1 reconstruction   

n.重建，再现，复原

参考例句：

• The country faces a huge task of national reconstruction following the war.战后，该国面临着重建家园的艰巨任务。
• In the period of reconstruction,technique decides everything.在重建时期，技术决定一切。

2 structural   

adj.构造的，组织的，建筑（用）的

参考例句：

• The storm caused no structural damage.风暴没有造成建筑结构方面的破坏。
• The North American continent is made up of three great structural entities.北美大陆是由三个构造单元组成的。

3 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

4 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

5 prospects   

n.希望，前途(恒为复数)

参考例句：

• There is a mood of pessimism in the company about future job prospects. 公司中有一种对工作前景悲观的情绪。
• They are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. 他们对公司的远景不那么乐观。

6 pickup   

n.拾起，获得

参考例句：

• I would love to trade this car for a pickup truck.我愿意用这辆汽车换一辆小型轻便卡车。||The luck guy is a choice pickup for the girls.那位幸运的男孩是女孩子们想勾搭上的人。

7 integration   

n.一体化，联合，结合

参考例句：

• We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
• This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。

8 subdued   

adj. 屈服的，柔和的，减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词

参考例句：

• He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
• I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。

9 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

10 premium   

n.加付款；赠品；adj.高级的；售价高的

参考例句：

• You have to pay a premium for express delivery.寄快递你得付额外费用。
• Fresh water was at a premium after the reservoir was contaminated.在水库被污染之后，清水便因稀而贵了。

11 socialist   

n.社会主义者；adj.社会主义的

参考例句：

• China is a socialist country,and a developing country as well.中国是一个社会主义国家，也是一个发展中国家。
• His father was an ardent socialist.他父亲是一个热情的社会主义者。