Unit 1 Bank Organization 1
1-1 The Organization of London Merchant Bank 1
1-2 The Organization of Large American Bank 6
1-3 The Organization of Scandinavian Savings Bank 12
Unit 2 Bank Performance 18
2-1 The Performance of a Large American Bank 18
2-2 The Income of a London Merchant Bank 23
2-3 The Costs of a London Merchant Bank 27
Unit 3 Foreign Exchange 34
3-1 The Basic Principles of Forex Dealing 34
3-2 A Currency Deal with a Corporate Customer 39
3-3 An Inter-bank Currency Deal 44
Unit 4 Meetings 51
4-1 Negotiating Terms 51
4-2 Discussing an Interest Rate 55
4-3 Discussing a Service Fee 60
Unit 5 A Presentation 66
5-1 Introducing the Topic 66
5-2 Describing the Advantages of a Banking Facility 70
5-3 More Advantages of a Banking Facility 75
Unit 6 Trade Finance 81
6-1 The Trade-related Services of a London Clearing Bank 81
6-2 Problems with Payments under Documentary Letters of Credit 86
6-3 Closing a Discussion 92
Unit 7 Financial News 98
7-1 Trading in the Currency Markets 98
7-2 Company and Stock Market News 103
7-3 News of the Commodity Markets 109
Unit 8 Projects 115
8-1 A Package Deal 115
8-2 Raising Long-term Funds 120
8-3 Early Contact about Financing a Project 126
9-1 Debt-related Problems of the Developing Countries 132
Unit 9 Trends 132
9-2 Debt-related Problems Facing International Banking 137
9-3 Changes in the Financial Services Industry 143
Unit 10 Electronic Banking 149
10-1 Changes in the Banking Procedures 149
10-2 The Impact of High-tech on Banking 153
Key to the Exercises 160
参考译文 192
Appendixes1 Currencies and Their Codes 211
Appendixes2 100 Top World Banks 216
Appendixes3 Letters of Credit 221
Appendixes4 Overseas Banks in Shanghai, China 223