Economics Report - Greek Protests Intensify, But So Is Pressure on Europes Banks 经济报道 - 希腊示威活动加剧，欧洲银行压力也剧增 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。...
SHENZHEN, June 18 (Xinhua) -- China established its first national gene bank on Friday in south China's city of Shenzhen with the support of the Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), officials said. With the establishment of the National Gene Bank in She...
Economics Report - Bernanke Meets the Press in a First for US Central Bank This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Central bankers have to choose their words carefully. So they often say little in public -- or little that makes sense. But t...
You see the strangest people in the most unlikely places sometimes. I was at the bank the other day, making a deposit, when I heard a, Clomp, clomp, clomp to my side. I turned to look at the person next to me, and standing there was a Norman soldier....
World Bank Discusses High Food Prices Global food prices have risen by 36 percent in the past year, according to figures released this week by the World Bank. The Bank hosted its spring meetings in Washington this week, where it called on policymaker...
The International Monetary Fund and the World Bank stressed the need for continued cooperation（合作协作） among world economies, saying the global financial system remains vulnerable to further shocks. The warning comes as the world lending in...
Three finance companies are planning to merge to become a bank. At the moment, there is no name for this bank. The three finance companies are the Canterbury Building Society, Southern Cross Building Society and Marac finance which is owned by Pyne G...
BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC), or the central bank（中央银行 ）, auctioned 50 billion yuan (7.61 billion U.S. dollars) of three-month bills at a yield of 2.7944 percent on Thursday, temporarily easing speculati...
Egyptian（埃及） banks have reopened after being shut for most of last week, as Egypt struggles to revive an economy damaged by labor protests and an uprising the toppled its president earlier this month. The banks opened for business as usual Su...
BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's banking watchdog said Wednesday Chinese domestic commercial banks' balance of non-performing loans (NPL) decreased（减少） 14 percent through 2010 to stand at 429.3 billion yuan (65.17 billion U.S. dollars) at...
