It is the success (or not) of these businesses that will determine whether RBS stays in China for the long term, or aborts its bold experiment and cashes in its paper gain.

这些业务的成功与否，将决定苏格兰皇家银行是将长期留在中国，还是会中断自己的大胆试验、变现账面收益。

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The disadvantage is that the paper gain is immediately subject to that nasty AMT, if you happen to have enough offending income to land in AMT-land.

FORBES: Some Incentive

The British adjusted earnings have this paper gain taken out.

FORBES: The U.K. has joined the REIT revolution. Buy sparingly.

Over there, the accountants add to earnings a paper gain for supposed appreciation in the properties, a practice that in the U.S. would get them space in the cell next to Bernie Ebbers'.

FORBES: The U.K. has joined the REIT revolution. Buy sparingly.