The region is far less vulnerable to a balance-of-payments crisis than it was ten years ago, when all the crisis-hit countries had large current-account deficits.

和10年前相比，这个地区发生收支平衡危机的可能性大大降低了，当时这些遭到危机打击的国家的经常帐户上都有庞大的赤字。

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The first is that global payments are significantly out of balance, with a huge US current account deficit offset by surpluses elsewhere.

第一，全球收支现在严重失衡，美国经常帐户赤字被其他国家的盈余抵消。

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The other is the persistent deficit in the current account of the balance of payments.

续性国际收支平衡经常性帐户赤字。

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As such, recent trends in trade flows and the balance of payments suggest that the current account deficit for this fiscal year will likely reach a record of about 5% of GDP before narrowing closer to 4% next year.

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Russia still had a current-account surplus last year, but if oil prices continue their recent decline, the balance of payments will soon look less healthy and the need for foreign investment may become more urgent.

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