According to the Bank for International Settlements, a staggering 40% of American mortgages originated in the first quarter of 2007 were interest-only or negative-amortisation loans.

国际清算银行称，美国2007年第一季度发放的按揭贷款中，高达40%是那些纯利率或负按揭的贷款。

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Today's Business English Podcast ESL lesson is the first in a two-part series that follows job applicant William Chow through his first interview at an international bank.

今天的商务英语播客是2节课中的第一部分，将要设计工作申请人William Chow经理一家国际银行的面试。

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Thanks first to charities and, later, international financial institutions (IFIs) like the World Bank, microfinance has been shown to work (see article).

首先要感谢的是慈善机构，再者就是像世界银行这样的国际金融机构(IFIS)，实际已经证明小额信贷是可行的。

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Both the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund expect the world economy to shrink this year for the first time since World War Two.

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Few had expected India's Reserve Bank to be the first to buy the International Monetary Fund's gold.

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What we do know is that he first made his mark in banking, serving as CEO of First International Bank of Israel from 1978 to 1986.

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Not the first time American Express Bank International has had a run-in with drug money.

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The island's main offshore bank, First International, folded at the end of July, unable to pay staff salaries, let alone depositors who had been promised 250% interest rates.

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