As one banker says to a whining colleague, "You're getting out of a Mercedes to go into the Federal Reserve."

正如一位银行家对嘀嘀咕咕的同事说的：“你从奔驰上下来，走入美国联邦储备委员会。”

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One banker says that his firm's internal meetings are sparsely attended all year but, in autumn, are packed as everyone fights to be seen.

一位银行家表示，一年到头，公司内部会议出勤率一向不高，秋季则是例外，所有的人都会挤在会议室，奋力提高自己的“出镜率”。

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It does not want to lose face, one banker says: "There is a link between the timeliness of payment and the visibility of the instrument."

一个银行家表示：“支付的时机和支付手段的可见性是紧紧联系着的。”

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"The whole construction sector in Saudi Arabia might not be worth that much in a given year, " says one Mideast banker.

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"These guys don't need anything from us, " says one senior banker.

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The pace of change is so fast, says one World Banker, that, while in some countries the Bank has to push for change, in others it has to run hard to keep up with the national administrations.

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