VOA慢速英语2011--States Put Pressure on Public Unions

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Americans have been watching the protests in the Middle East and North Africa -- and closer to home. Workers in Wisconsin, and now some other states, h

VOA标准英语2011--China Hopes Trade Deficit Will Slow Call

China Hopes Trade Deficit Will Slow Calls for Weaker Currency China hopes its first quarterly trade deficit in seven years will quiet calls for it to revalue its currency, which Western nations say is artificially low and gives Chinese companies a tr

英闻天下——560 Advisors: Public Hospital System Needs Improving

During the past three years, China has adopted different reform measures in pilot government-run hospitals throughout the country. The core principle of the reform is to provide basic health care as a public service, including improving the way of se

经济学人:奥斯本的第二次预算报告

Green shoots 继往开来 George Osbornes second budget was quiet but creditable 奥斯本的第二次预算报告并不高调但做法可靠 SOME people think football is a matter of life and death; on the contrary, Bill Shankly, a legendary coach,

CNN 2009-12-11

This makes me so angry, I was there, I know all about TARP. First, it was never intended that all this money would ever have to be spent. But any money that wasn't spend was to go to the deficit and the idea of taking this money and spending it is re

西班牙公共行政改革节省了10亿美元

西班牙公共行政改革节省了10亿美元 MADRID, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Monday that so far the reform in public administration sector has saved the country 7.384 billion euros (10.072 billion U.S. doll

IMF呼吁为财政恶化做好准备

WASHINGTON, April 13 (Xinhua) -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Wednesday called for countries to prepare fiscal policies and work together to counter worsening global fiscal positions. Fiscal positions have worsened significantly since the

英闻天下——384 Advisors: Public Hospital System Needs Improving

During the past three years, China has adopted different reform measures in pilot government-run hospitals throughout the country. The core principle of the reform is to provide basic health care as a public service, including improving the way of se

Portugal undertakes austerity measures

LISBON, June 28 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese(葡萄牙) President Anibal Cavaco Silva on Monday signed into law a bill containing a package of austerity measures to reduce the public deficit. The law, which was first presented by the government and later a

经济学人112:英国经济 虚伪的乔治

Britain's economy 英国经济 Spurious George 虚伪的乔治 The chancellor is poised to put forward a long-term plan for Britainabout the wrong thing 英国财政大臣信誓旦旦的准备在错误的事上为英国提出一个长期计划。 THE

2007年VOA标准英语-S. African Public Sector Strike Expands

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 June 2007 South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu calls the fighting between Hamas and Fatah in the Gaza Strip a natural consequence of years of occupation. The archbishop, who headed a high-level fact-finding mission to the P

Hollande pledges to put public finances in order by 2017

PARIS, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande on Saturday reiterated his promise to reach zero deficit by 2017 via public spending cuts and growth stimulus. The path is that of achieving a balanced public finances at the end of the ma

Obama: Economy Still Faces Tough Times

President Barack Obama has defended his economic policies, saying the latest disappointing national employment figures demonstrate that more work needs to be done despite some growth in the economy. The president's remarks Friday were made at an auto

英伦广角 2009-03-22 专家警告英政府大幅增加借贷

Everyones got an opinion about how bad the global recession will be and what to do about it. Just as Gordon Brown has been trying to get European leaders to pump more money into their economies, respected forecasters, the Ernst and Young ITEM Club ar

经济学人261:印度尼西亚银行 黄金时代的终结

Finance and economics 财经商业 Indonesia's banks 印度尼西亚银行 The good times end 黄金时代的终结 Banks' solvency is not in question. Profitability is another matter 银行偿付不是问题 获利才是问题 IN THE late 1990s Indo

Thousands Protest on Conservative Conference in Manchester

Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of Manchester, protesting amid the Conservative Party's Autumn conference. As CRI's UK Correspondent Tu Yun reports, the demonstration in Manchester is said to be a pre-cursor of a much larger nation-

经济学人:自由兑换:欧元区的经常账户盈余(1)

Greece's third bail-out programme came to an end on August 20th. 希腊第三次救市计划于8月20日结束。 A look at the causes of the country's near-decade of crisis illustrates how external imbalances can reflect underlying troubles. 希腊近

Government Workers Strike in Britain

Hundreds of thousands of medical workers, teachers, border guards and other public sector employees went on strike Wednesday in Britain to protest government plans to reduce their pension benefits. Most public schools and other services were closed W

经济学人:货币政策 长期低息

Monetary policy 货币政策 A long low note 长期低息 Why interest rates can be expected to stay low for years 为什么可以肯定利率在未来数年都会维持在低位？ CENTRAL bankers have a reputation for snatching away the punch bowl

经济学人:奥斯本将军 财政大臣诡计连连

Bagehot 白芝浩 General Osborne 奥斯本将军 The chancellor's fifth budget was full of trickeryyet utterly serious 财政大臣发布的第五个财政预算诡计连连但确实严肃 NOW this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the