Meanwhile, old power patterns still determine who holds the two top jobs: the bank is run by an American, the fund by a European.

与此同时，旧的权力模式仍然决定着两个组织的掌控权：世界银行由一个美国人管理，而国际货币基金组织则由一个欧洲人。

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The World Bank has traditionally been led by an American and the IMF by a European.

世界银行历来由美国主导，而国际货币基金组织由欧洲主导。

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The American and European systems actually had a core-capital ratio of nearer 6% at the end of 2007, according to the Bank of England.

根据英国银行数据，2007年底，美国和欧洲银行体系的核心资本比率将近6%。

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Moreover, BNP might not be the only European bank to be eyeing American acquisitions.

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That is why analysts at Morgan Stanley, an American investment bank, predict that European shares will fall by 15-20% between now and the end of the year.

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Yet, despite warnings from IMF chief Christine Lagarde and prominent American economist Nouriel Roubini, the European Central Bank has left rates unchanged since July 2012, with the benchmark rate standing pat at 0.75%.

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