12-04-17 US nominee Jim Yong Kim has been chosen as the new president of the World Bank. 美国候选人金永吉被任命为世界银行新董事长。 Dr Kim will take up his post on 1 July The Korean-American health expert is president of Dartmouth College in the US state of...
12-03-14 Four US financial institutions, including Citigroup, have failed stress tests designed to show they could withstand a financial shock. 包括花旗集团在内的美国四家金融机构未通过可以抵抗金融动荡的压力测试。 The Federal Reserve said Citi, SunTrust, Ally...
12-02-16 World Bank president Robert Zoellick is to step down from his role at the institution when his five-year term comes to an end on 30 June. 世界银行总裁罗伯特佐利克的五年任期将于6月30日结束,届时他将离开世界银行。 Mr Zoellick is standing down after se...
12-02-04 The largest portfolio of homes in the UK is up for sale, and could be yours for just 3 billion. 英国最大的一单房产打包出售正在上演,总价30亿英镑。 Iranian-born tycoon Vincent Tchenguiz is looking to sell the freehold(不动产所有权) for 250,000 prop...
11-12-22 Bank of America's Countrywide Financial business has agreed to pay a record fine of $335m to settle discrimination charges. 美国银行下属美国金融公司同意支付3.35亿美元歧视性罚款。 The US justice department said around 200,000 qualified African-Americ...
11-12-15 French bank Credit Agricole, one of the most exposed to the eurozone debt crisis, has said it will cut 2,350 jobs worldwide. 法国农业信贷集团欧盟债务危机亏损最严重的企业之一称将在世界范围内削减2350个工作岗位。 But the bank said: Against challenging...
11-11-15 Deutsche Bank's chief is to leave next year, ending his nine-year reign at the top of Germany's largest lender. 德意志银行行长将在明年离职,结束了其九年的德国最大贷款银行的管理生涯。 Deutsche Bank, headed by Josef Ackermann, is tied closely with the...
11-10-25 Swiss bank UBS has reported a better-than-expected third-quarter net profit of 1bn Swiss francs. 瑞士联合银行第三季度纯收入10亿瑞士法郎,超过预期计划。 This was despite being hit by a 1.8bn franc loss from deals made by alleged rogue(欺诈) trader...
11-10-18 Citigroup has reported a 74% increase in its third quarter profit. 花旗集团第三季度利润增长74%。 The US bank reported net income of $3.8bn (2.4bn), marking its seventh consecutive(连贯的) quarter of being in profit. The earnings were helped by the...
11-09-27 The World Bank has announced it is increasing funding for the drought in the Horn of Africa to nearly $2bn. 世界银行宣布增加对非洲之角旱灾的援助至20亿美元。 It says that the funds are needed to provide humanitarian assistance to millions of people....