As the global financial crisis worsens, the reports get more dramatic. Would you be able to use the right kind of language to describe what's happening now? Take our short test to find out.
US: When finance ministers and central bank governors meet in Pittsburgh for the G-20 summit, they'll be discussing key issues in the global economy. Protesters in the city will also make their voices heard.
The English-language financial press is concentrating this week on the upcoming German elections and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's swearing-in as president of Iran, as well as the controversialtopic of bank bonuses.
Are banks returning to their bad old ways? We look at media comment on the financial crisis, as well as on the planned free-trade agreement between India and ASEAN.
Managing an economy means trying to avoid many hazards, such as high
inflation and high unemployment. But there is a special type of hazard
that has received a lot of attention recently: moral hazard. Economics for amateurs, part 17.
START-UPS: We may be in a global recession, but it could be just the
right time to try out your business idea. In the UK, the economic downturn has led to a huge interest in setting up small businesses.
It's not easy to get credit these days, but we can show you how to use this word in different types of Wortpaare. In this exercise, you choose the best combination.
Today is Good Friday, a day of pain and suffering in the Christian
calender. On Easter Sunday, that pain turned to joy as Jesus rose from
the dead. In the case of Ireland's economy, the journey from pain to joy will take much longer.
How well can you express yourself in business correspondence? Find out by doing our test in Business Spotlight 3/2009. Here's an overview of the main features in this issue – and of our whole range of language-learning products.