С) Discuss the kinds of banks described in the text and their functions. - раздел Иностранные языки, КУРС АНГЛИЙСКОГО ЯЗЫКА ДЛЯ ФИНАНСИСТОВ УЧЕБНИК
B) In A Country With A Developed Banking Sys...
b) In a country with a developed banking system there are different kinds of banks with widely varying activities: They are:
1. The Universal banks.Those banks (commonly found in Switzerland, West Germany and the Netherlands) are allowed to do almost anything financial, from lending other people's money to underwriting, advising on investments, stockbroking, etc. Some frown on universal banking in the belief that it creates too many conflicts of interest within one bank. Can a bank give advice on a share for which it is the underwriter and also broker and banker to the issuer? That question has not stopped foreigners from wanting a Swiss bank account and taking their Swiss banker's investment advice.
2. The ordinary deposit banks.These include the commercial or joint-stock banks, large and small, some private banks. All these have direct contact with the public which deposits money with them and draws cheques on them.
3. The savings banks.The chief function of these banks is explained by their name. In old times savings banks were banks which accepted only the deposits of small savers. They did no business with industry and provided no money-transmission service, had no cheque-drawing facilities. These distinctions between savings banks and other banks are now being eroded.
4. The merchant banks, or "acceptance houses".Merchant banks are British banks which concentrate on advising companies about raising new capital and about buying or selling other companies. They do a bit of lending too. Some of them also specialize in fund management. Merchant banking is the business carried out over the last two hundred years or so by a small number of London-based institutions. The origins of merchant banking in London lie in the 18th century.
The name "merchant bankers" refers to their origin as mercantile houses specializing in the export of British products and the import of products from foreign countries. This involved remitting money from one country to another, and the bill of exchange on London became the means of financing the import and export trades, which allowed the vendor and purchaser of traded goods to achieve liquidity; the role of the merchant was to put its name to or to "accept" a bill, which was then discounted in the market. The skill of the general merchant was to assess the credit of the purchaser whose bill it had accepted. Trade arid its finance continued to form the backbone of their business and the growing significance of their ability to provide credit transformed a number of general merchants into merchant banks, specializing in accepting bills. In doing so they assisted London to become the world's financial centre: the bill of exchange on a London accepting house, denominated in sterling, became a means of settlement in trade throughout the world.
Merchant banks maintained excellent connections with leading British companies and frequently joined their boards. As a result, from the 1950s a small number of merchant banks, in addition to their acceptance business, came to dominate the business of corporate issues in the form of offers for sale of formerly private companies to the public, rights issues of equities and debenture issues. In these issues merchant banks acted both as advisers and as primary underwriters in guaranteeing a sale price to the vendor. Merchant banks took full advantage of the development of the Eurocurrency markets in London in 1970s, and were amongst the most active syndicators of currency loans to the international banking community. Merchant banks have built up a substantial business as investment managers on behalf of UK institutions, such as pension funds, as well as overseas governments and major institutions worldwide. They played a leading role in developing the international investment management industry in London.
5. The consortium banks.A consortium bank is a bank owned by a group of other banks from a number of different countries, no one of which owns a majority share. Consortium banks were children of the Euromarket. Born in the 1970s they gave smaller banks a way into the Euromarket hand in hand with bigger bank partners. The advantage to the bigger banks lay in their easier access to the big domestic customers of the smaller banks.
Some consortium banks continue to thrive by staying at the forefront of new financial techniques, acting as a type of merchant bank, some other were gobbled up by one or other of their shareholders.
Words you may need:
universal bankуниверсальный банк
underwritingn андеррайтинг, гарантирование размещения (ценных бумаг)
frownv не одобрять, относиться отрицательно
to draw a cheque on a bankвыписать чек на банк
savings bankсберегательный банк
distinctionn различие
erodev размывать(ся), разрушать(ся)
fund managementуправление финансовыми средствами
London-basedрасположенный в Лондоне
mercantileadj коммерческий, торговый
to remit moneyпереводить деньги (по телеграфу)
vendorn торговец, продавец
purchasern покупатель
backbonen хребет, основа
rights issues of equitiesвыпуск новых акций, предлагаемых акционерам компаний
debenturen облигация (акционерной компании)
consortium bankконсорциальный банк
majority shareконтрольный пакет акций
thrivev процветать
gobble v (зд.) поглощать (букв, пожирать)
Eх. 13. Read the dialogue, sum up its content and act it out:
Commercial Banks in Russia
Foreigner: As far as I know, Russia has a two-tier banking system.
Russian: Yes, our banking system consists of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) and commercial banks, which is typical of many countries in the market economy.
F.: How do your commercial banks operate? Is the regulatory control strong enough?
R.: Banking in Russia is regulated by the Law on Banks and Banking in the Russian Federation. As to the CBR, it is constantly strengthening its regulatory and supervisory role. For instance, now banks can start operating only after they get registered and obtain a license from the CBR.
F.: Your banking legislation provides for the existence of banks and credit institutions. How do they differ?
R.: Our credit institutions are only allowed to perform cash settlement operations, collect money and documents, buy and sell foreign currency.
F.: How are your banks run?
R.: It depends on the organizational and legal form of the bank. Banks with the authorized capital made up of contributions, have the status of limited liability societies. The founders' contributions may be in the form of money, property and other tangible assets. A joint-stock bank forms its authorized fund by issuing shares. The governing body in a bank is a meeting of the founders or shareholders. Between the meetings, this function is performed by the bank's council. They determine the bank's policy. Day-to-day management is carried out by the board, which is an executive body. The board is headed by the President. The board members determine the bank's structure and functions of its departments.
F.: In the West, bankers' services cover an enormous range of activities today. What about your banks?
R.: In principle, we offer practically the same services. All operations can be divided into active and passive. Passive operations are bank's resources consisting of a bank's own and outside funds. I mean the authorized capital, the reserve and special funds as well as the retained profit.
F.: But the bulk of a bank's resources are formed by outside resources, in other words, loans obtained by the bank and deposits.
R.: You are right. Speaking about active operations, I'd like to stress that they are placement operations aimed to get a profit and guarantee a bank's liquidity. They are cash, credit and investment operations.
F.: What operations prevail in the assets structure?
R.: Lending operations. Their share is the largest.
F.: Then the loan management departments must be most careful with applicants.
R.: They are. They study creditworthiness of applicants and their credit history most carefully before they give recommendations to lending operations departments.
F.: Banks sometimes follow a risky credit policy. Are your banks tempted by quick and easy profits?
R.: They are. Moreover, sometimes they infringe normative documents of the Central Bank, particularly about the capital and reserve requirements. Some banks also infringe rules for accounting and reporting and requirements for reserves for possible losses.
F.: What is the position of the Central Bank in this critical situation?
R.: Banks are controlled regularly for capital adequacy, asset quality and liquidity, I mean cash and "near cash" investments.
F.: Refinancing is a tested technique to regulate bank's liquidity. Your Central Bank arranges refinancing, doesn't it?
R.: Yes, it does. Refinancing is done by granting lombard credits, through sale and repurchase agreements (REPOs), and by crediting correspondent accounts of banks acting as primary dealers in the GKO market.
F.: I see that your financial sector is really developing at a great pace.
Words you may need:
credit institutionкредитная организация
cash settlement operationsрасчетно-кассовые операции
foundern учредитель
contributionn взнос
tangible assetsматериальные активы
counciln совет
active/passive operationsактивные/пассивные операции
outside fundsпривлеченные средства
retained profitнераспределенная прибыль
placementoperations размещение средств
primary dealerпервичный дилер, дилер по правительственным облигациями
applicantn заявитель
creditworthinessn кредитоспособность
credit history«кредитная история», досье заемщика
temptvсоблазнять
infringev нарушать (правила, законы и т.п.)
Ex. 14. Give extensive answers to these discussion questions:
1. What is the nature of banking? How do banks earn their living?
2. What services do banks offer to individuals/corporations?
3. What kinds of banks exist? Describe their activities.
4. How can an individual get a bank loan?
5. What does the stability of a bank depend on?
6. What are the functions of central banks?
7. In what way do the discount houses earn money?
8. How is banking developing these days?
9. How do banks obtain funds?
10. Describe the banking system of Russia.
In order to get prepared for participation in the class discussion of the questions, write a short essay on:
a) Services provided by banks.
b) Your attitude to the bank's work (see the main dialogue).
c) Different kinds of accounts opened by banks.
d) History of banking and its present-day developments.
e) The influence of modern technology on banking.
Ex. 15. Prepare a short talk on the following:
a) Explain how banks earn profit, how they act as financial intermediaries, how they create new money.
b) Have you ever turned to a bank either as a depositor or a borrower? Have you ever done business with banks offering intermediation services?
c) Do you have a credit card or a debit card? What was the most recent purchase you made with your cards? Describe the sequence of connected events with the use of the cards.
d) If you have a bank account and heard that your bank was not honouring its obligations towards depositors, what would you do about your account?
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WHAT IS ECONOMICS ALL ABOUT?
It is characteristic of any society that while wants of people are growing constantly, the economic resources required to satisfy these wants are limited and scarce. Economic resour
BUSINESS CLIMATE IN RUSSIA
Foreigner: You represent the Independent Centre of Market Research, Mr. Pronin, don't you? What did the recent poll conducted by your centre reveal?
Russian: Yes, I'm head
VOCABULARY LIST
A. wants[wOnts] потребности
economic resources[" ek@nOmIk rI'sO:sIz] экономические ресурсы
limited['lImItId] adj (зд.)
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A. 1. What is characteristic of any society?
2. How can economic resources be classified?
3. What is t
Ex. 7. Work on vocabulary and grammar.
a) Study the key words of the unit in the dictionary at the back of this book:
economy, enterprise, policy, allocation, price, resources.
b) Think
F) Scan the dialogue and write out all the irregular verbs used in it.
g) Make sentences putting the words in the correct order:
1. are, different, today, in, world, there, systems, economic, the
2. demand, if, price, exceeds, tends,
B) Has the situation changed since 1995? Prove your point of view.
... oil and gas industries of... former USSR were one of... very few industrial success stories of the final years of ... Soviet regime. Today, those same industries, now operating
C) Act out the interviews that might have taken place during the survey.
Small Businesses in Russia
Russia now has more than 900,000 enterprises, their number having increased ... 5% in 1995. According ... the State Committee for Statistics, sma
B) Sum up the text in 5-7 sentences. Present you summary in class.
minimum rational profit (2) scarcity
interests compromises classified agents
purchased hand represent factors
resources utilizatio
Ex. 12. Read and discuss the text. Single out the mam facts and present them in a short review.
Economic System
The functions of an economic system may be defined as follows:
a) to match supply to the effective demand for goods and services in an efficient ma
B) Compare the situation in 1992 with the present-day situation.
In 1992 the economic situation in the Russian Federation continued to be very difficult, owing to large macroeconomic imbalances and to the unavoidable difficulties arising in the i
С) Reread the article more carefully and complete the sentences given below, using information from the article.
1. In 1992 ... situation ... difficult.
2. Large macroeconomic imbalances ... in the initial stages of ... economy.
3. ... progress was achieved in ... policies. 4
B) Say how they characterize the UK economy.
The UK Economy
The UK economy has recently experienced economic growth combined with low inflation and falling unemployment. In 1997 it achieved the first surplus on the cu
FINANCE AND FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Finance is the provision of money at the time when it is needed. It is a system of monetary relations leading to formation, distribution and use of money in the process of its turno
BUDGET ORGANIZATION AND BUDGET PROCESS
Foreigner: Could you give me a general idea of budget organization and budget process in the Russian Federation?
Russian: Certainly. First of all, by the budget organizati
VOCABULARY LIST
A. public finance(s) государственные финансы
provision
Equalization nвыравнивание
interbudgetary relationsмежбюджетные отношения
per cap
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A. 1. What is finance and financial system?
2. What parts does finance comprise?
3. Wh
Ex. 5. Sum up the content of the main dialogue. Use the opening phrases from Ex. 5 (Unit 1).
Ex. 6. Read the dialogue, translate the Russian remarks into English and act it out:
Foreigner. It's impossible to overestimate the importance of a good, balance
Ex. 7. Work on vocabulary and grammar.
a) Study the key words for the unit in the dictionary at the back of this book:
provision, to provide, benefit, to benefit, expenditure, revenue, budget, deficit;
B) Write down 3-5 questions about the text.
The World's Major Financial Centre
The financial heart of England is the City. It is ... square mile in London on the bank of ... Thames. In the centre there is the Bank of
B) Write down six questions about the text.
Budgetary Policy
The transformation of the economic and political systems in Russia has been accompanied ... substantial reforms in the budget process, including budget pre
Ex. 11. a) Fill each gap with a suitable word from the box.
b) Sum up the text in 5-7 sentences and present your summary in class.
coin known invented handle
forms small using big
used objects money in
April 27, 1995
To Members of the City Council:
The budget for fiscal year 1996 has been prepared in the context of the directions for the City of New York set forth in the budget for 1995
Ex. 13. Read the dialogue, sum up its content and act it out.
Setting up a Treasury in Russia
Foreigner: When was it decided to set up a treasury in Russia?
Russian: The decree on setting up a treasury was signed in December
FINANCIAL POLICY. FISCAL SPHERE
Financial policy is a very complex notion covering measures aimed at working out basic concepts, major guidelines, goals and objectives, as well as at creating an adequate financial
EFFECTIVE FISCAL POLICY
Russian: What's the essence of effective fiscal policy?
Foreigner. You are raising a difficult question. In general, fiscal policy is the policy adopted by a government fo
VOCABULARY LIST
A. fiscal management["fIsk@l 'm{nI³m@nt] управление государственным бюджетом
fiscal sphereбюджетно-налоговая сфера
notion
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A. 1. What does the notion "financial policy" mean?
2. Do many countries face financi
Ex. 7. Work on vocabulary and grammar.
a) Study the key words for the unit in the dictionary at the back of this book:
macroeconomic performance, deficit, management, taxes, revenues, expenditure, policy, taxation, balanc
D) Make your own sentences with any five word combinations from (b) and (c).
e) Match the verbs from (a) with the nouns from (b) below:
a) to establish b) difficulties
to face efforts
A) Financial Policy
... term is broad and its definition is likely to differ somewhat from country to country. On the widest definition, it covers ... fiscal policy (budgetary policy, i.e. policy on go
B) Fiscal Policy in the UK
Fiscal policy in ... UK is guided by two strict rules:
• ... Government will borrow only to invest and not to fund current spending;
and
• net public debt
B) Write down 3-5 questions about the text.
Focus on Fiscal Consolidation
The past two decades have seen the development of a worrisome and unprecedented phenomenon – the ballooning of public debt in industrial count
B) Sum up the text in 5-7 sentences and present your summary in class.
repaid reliance leads
supply adversely bank
occur reduced limit
Financing the Deficit
Since the early 1970s quite a
A) Multiyear Budgeting
It has become quite common for ministries of finance around the world to practise some variety of multiyear budgeting. For example, Canada, Germany and the United Kingdom all have m
B) Types of Budget Classification
A system of budget classification enables the myriad government operations and transactions to be organized into relatively homogeneous categories that facilitate the analysis of th
A) Fiscal Policy in Transition Economies: a Major Challenge
Russian: It is recognized that fiscal policy has been at the centre of the economic reform programs pursued by economies in transition.
Foreigner. Yes, practically all pro
B) On Macro- and Microeconomics
Russian: Economists know that there is considerable controversy about macroeconomic models because some of them do not match the fluctuations in actual economies. Besides, a lack of clear
B) Reread the article more carefully and compare the facts about the UK and the US with the situation in Russia.
Balance of Payments
Balance of payments is a country's set of accounts with the rest of the world, reflecting the relation between the payments of all kinds made from one c
Transition Economies Need to Reform Social Safety Nets
The former centrally planned countries undergoing economic transition have experienced a sharp decline in output, income and employment in recent years. This has resulted in severe
Ex. 19. Look through the article and find the answer to the following question: What can help improve the lives of people in transition economies?
Decentralizing Fiscal Systems in Transition Economies
Since 1989, extensive political and fiscal decentralization has been under way in almost all countries in Central and
CENTRAL BANKING SYSTEM
The central banking system is a major sector of any modern monetary system. It is of great importance to the fiscal policy of the national government and the functioning of the priv
BANKING SYSTEM IN RUSSIA
Foreigner: What is characteristic of the Russian banking system these days?
Russian: The banking system in Russia is organized as a 2-tier system. The first tier is repre
VOCABULARY LIST
A. central banking systemсистема центрального банка
monetary
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A. 1. What is the major sector of any modern monetary system?
2. What are central
Ex. 6. Read the dialogue, translate the Russian remarks into English and act it out.
Foreigner. Western bankers unanimously admit that your banking system has changed rapidly since Russia embarked on economic reforms.
Russian: Да, это так. Я рад слышать та
Ex. 7. Work on vocabulary and grammar.
a) Study the key words for the unit in the dictionary at the back of the book:
requirements, deposit, check, reserves, capital, assets, liabilities;
C) Describe the principal instruments of credit policy.
Credit Policy
Credit policy is ... component of economic policy. It is a combination of measures taken by ... Central Bank to affect the supply of credit. The aims of ... c
B) Describe the impact of "easy" and "tight" monetary policy on an economy.
Monetary policy is the branch of financial policy that is concerned ... controlling the supply of money and credit. Monetary policy is important because of its impact... inflation a
B) Compare the FED, the CBR and the Bank of England, using information from the unit.
The Bank of England
The Bank of England is Britain's central bank. Founded in 1694, it (to be) the world's second oldest central bank, being six years younger than S
US Activities of Foreign Banking Organizations
The International Banking Act of 1978 (IBA) provided for federal regulation of the US operations of foreign banks and granted important new responsibilities to the Federal Reserve f
A) Is Monetary Policy Needed?
Many people believe that central banks should conduct an active, interventionist monetary policy even though most countries are abandoning other forms of state intervention in their
B) Payment Systems
Public policy responsibility for the payment system usually rests with central banks. Central banks are naturally interested in the payment system because it is a key component of t
B) Reread the article more carefully and underline the parts where conditions for avoiding banking problems in transition economies are mentioned.
The number of countries experiencing significant banking problems has increased substantially in recent years. It should be stressed that the problems are hitting industrial and dev
B) Reread the article and find the options for an exchange rate policy different countries have these days. Say what they imply.
Exchange Rate Policy
Exchange rate policy involves choosing an exchange rate system and determining the particular rate at which foreign exchange transactions will take pla
B. Peg to a basket of currencies.
An alternative approach is to peg the currency to a weighted average of several currency values or a basket of currencies. It helps to avoid large swings in its exchange rate with respect to severa
C. Independent floating.
Independent floating means that an exchange rate of any currency is free to float to any level which supply and demand may determine.
Independent floating potentially provides a mechanism
B) Reread the article again and sum up the conclusions of the meeting described in it.
Central Banking Reforms Advance in Baltic and CIS Countries
On May 13-14, 1996, the IMF arranged the ninth coordinating meeting on central banking technical assistance to t
Ex. 20. a) Read the text quickly for the main points.
Money is as hard to measure and define as it is to control. Money is graded according to its LIQUIDITY – notes and coins being completely liquid, whereas some kinds of bank deposits
COMMERCIAL BANKS
By definition, banks are institutions which accept money from people for safe keeping, lending it out to others, but particularly creating money by lending their credit, i.e. by mak
Interview With a Bank Manager
Reporter. As far as we know, last year was a year of substantial progress for your bank, wasn't it?
Banker. Yes, our bank made excellent progress. We increased market shar
VOCABULARY LIST
A. by definition по определению
loanп с
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A. 1. What services do banks offer?
2. What is the nature of banking? How do banks earn a living?
Ex. 5. Sum up the contents of the main dialogue. Use the phrases from Ex. 5 (Unit 1).
Ex. 6. Read the dialogue below, translate the Russian remarks into English and act it out:
Foreigner. In my opinion, the main objective of your crisis-hit banks
Ex. 7. Work on vocabulary and grammar.
a) Study the key words of the unit in the dictionary at the back of this book:
credit, loan, account, interest, bill, check, maturity, deposit;
C) Say a few words about services provided by commercial banks.
a)A bank was originally ... bench set up in the marketplace for ... exchange of money. In a commercial sense, a bank is ... establishment where money is received on
B) Bank Accounts
When money in placed in ... bank it is said to be "deposited".
The money may be put into ... account from which it can be drawn at any time, or into ... account w
B) Write down 3-5 questions about the texts.
a) The first bankers in Britain were Lombards, ... Lombardy in northern Italy. Merchants and traders from this part of Italy came to do business in the City of Lond
B) The Nature of Banking
The nature ... banks can best be understood ... examining both their long-established functions and new emerging roles. The former include the provision of payment services and inte
B) Say what you have learnt from the text about international banks.
Basic principles of commercial banking best (to demonstrate) in the case of international banks. These institutions are the dominant traders in the Euromarkets and the foreig
B) Sum up the text in 5-7 sentences and present your summary in class.
level
mergers
competition
brought
shows
survey
cause
A) Bank Loans and Overdrafts
There are two principal ways in which a businessman can borrow money from his bank: by means of a loan and by means of an overdraft.
An overdraft is "a sum of money dr
Ex. 17. Read the article below quickly to find out the functions the discount market performs.
The Discount Market
The discount market is the fusion of the London markets for sterling money-market security and short-term sterling deposits in the operations of the dis
Ex. 18. Look through the text and name the facts which are new to you.
A crucial aspect of the development of a country's domestic banking system and financial markets is the payment system, which is used by enterprises and individuals to discharge obl
WHAT ARE TAXES?
Taxes are a compulsory financial contribution by a person or body of persons towards the expenditure of a public authority. In modern economies taxes are the most important source o
TAXATION IN RUSSIA
Foreigner: I hear that many Russians complain that taxes are too high in Russia, personal income tax, for example.
Russian: I can't agree with you here. The existing 12% i
VOCABULARY LIST
A. taxation n налогообложение, взимание налогов
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A. 1. What are taxes?
2. What are the purposes of direct and indirect taxation?
3. Are bu
Ex. 5. Sum up the contents of the main dialogue. Use the phrases from Ex. 5 (Unit 1).
Ex. 6. Read the dialogue, translate the Russian remarks into English and act it out:
Foreigner: The tax system in Russia has changed significantly over the years
Ex. 7. Work on vocabulary and grammar.
a) Study the key words of the unit in the dictionary at the back of the book:
tax, taxation, tax allowance, tax breaks, tax concessions, tax benefits, tax exemptions
C) Say if you have ever reclaimed your VAT.
a)If you thought duty-free was... only way to buy cut price goods in ... Europe, you'd be wrong. Tax-free shopping offers ... even greater number of discounts to visitors from outs
What Is an Excise Duty?
Indirect taxes are divided ... general and special taxes ... consumption. The general tax on consumption, value-added tax, or VAT, is levied ... more or less all products and a larg
Tax Reform in Developing Countries
In 1985, the government of Jamaica (to embark) on a comprehensive tax reform. This reform (to include) changes in the personal income tax, the company tax, and indirec
B) Sum up the text in 5-7 sentences and present your summary in class.
over
major
taxes
present
intended
times
change
improve
C) Give your opinion on "tax havens".
Tax Havens Explained
What do the Bahamas, Bermuda, Hong Kong, Liberia, the Netherlands, the New Hebrides, Panama, and Switzerland have in common? They are all "tax hav
Eх. 13. Read the dialogue, sum up its content and act it out.
Russian: I'm sure you know that one of the most serious problems in Russia now is poor tax collection causing sharp decline in tax revenue.
Foreigner. Yes, we know that an
Ex. 17. Read the text below carefully and underline the parts of it giving basic ideas about the desired features of a tax system.
Tax System Design
Recent studies have singled out some of the desired features of the tax system that should emerge as countries develop. They are as follows:
B) Reread the text carefully and explain all figures used in it.
Slovakia
Major Sources of Revenue for the Local Government Budget
The principle sources of revenue available to local governments are local taxes a
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY INSTITUTIONS
There is little exaggeration in saying that international monetary developments affect all individuals as workers, consumers, travellers, businessmen producing goods for domestic or
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY INSTITUTIONS
There is little exaggeration in saying that international monetary developments affect all individuals as workers, consumers, travellers, businessmen producing goods for domestic or
VOCABULARY LIST
A. international monetary systemмеждународная валютная система
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A. 1. In what ways are individuals affected by international monetary developments?
2. What is the
Ex. 5. Sum up the content of the main dialogue. Use the phrases from Ex. 5 (Unit 1).
Ex. 6. Read the dialogue, translate the Russian remarks into English and act it out:
Russian: Общеизвестно, что Всемирный Банк имеет одну основную цель – содейст
Ex. 7. Work on vocabulary and grammar.
a) Study the key words of the unit in the dictionary at the back of this book:
adjustment, balance of payments, exchange rate, trade, parity, disequilibrium;
C) Describe the purposes for which the IMF was set up.
International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund, an association of governments, was set up on 27th December, 1945, as a result of the Bretton Woods Agreements w
Your Partner EBRD
The EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) is a multinational institution set ... with the specific aim of assisting the countries of Central and Eastern Europe to
Your Partner EBRD
The EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) is a multinational institution set ... with the specific aim of assisting the countries of Central and Eastern Europe to
Your Partner EBRD
The EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development) is a multinational institution set ... with the specific aim of assisting the countries of Central and Eastern Europe to
C) Explain the "conditionally" principle of the IMF.
The IMF's financial resources are made available to its members under a variety of facilities and policies, depending on the circumstances, especially the nature of the macroeconomi
Ex. 17. a) Read the text quickly for the main information.
Some Facts About the SDR
The Special Drawing Right (SDR) is an international reserve asset created by the IMF in October 1969. SDRs first came into operation in 1970 as a s
B) Reread the text carefully and underline all parts saying about the Paris Club.
Debt rescheduling is a form of debt reorganization in which debtors and creditors negotiate to defer payments of a principal and interest falling due in a specified interval for rep
B) Reread the article to find the sentence describing the present-day relations between the IMF and the World Bank.
It was not only Brazil that ran up the white flag last week when it halted the defence of its currency on the world foreign exchanges. The defeat of Brazil was also a defeat for the
TRADING IN THE BOND MARKET
People and organisations wanting to borrow money are brought together with those having surplus funds in the financial markets.
There are a great many different financial m
THE BOND MARKET
Foreigner: Financial markets are generally classified as money or capital markets and primary or secondary markets. Do you follow this classification?
Russian: Yes, we do.
VOCABULARY LIST
A. financial market финансовый рынок
bond market
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A. 1. What role do financial markets play?
2. In what ways do financial markets differ?
3
Ex. 6. Read the dialogue, translate the Russian remarks into English and act it out.
Russian: С моей точки зрения, мы вступили в очень сложный период развития рынка облигаций. Все более важную роль играют крупные институциональные инвесторы, объемы выпусков облигаций возр
Ex. 7. Work on vocabulary and grammar.
a) Study the key words of the unit in the dictionary at the back of this book:
bond, maturity, debt financing, equity financing, placement, surplus, issue, trading,
C) Explain how the Eurobond Market operates.
The Eurobond Market
The Eurobond Market is ... major source of corporate financing in ... unregulated international capital market.
This market permits lenders to
B) Say what you have learnt about the debt market in India.
The door is slowly opening on India's debt markets. Foreign investors can now invest 100% of their Indian portfolios in corporate debt as against the 30% allowed previously. The mar
B) Explain the essence of public debt management in France.
French Government Securities
France (to begin) to modernize the management of its public debt in 1985, and this effort now (to bear) fruit. The market in Fren
C) Describe the problems the authorities are trying to solve in China.
attention
discovered
take
ago
bonds
transaction
kind
dealing
B) Discuss the reasons which led to the creation of the UK debt market and its structural changes in the late 80s.
The UK Government bond market is generally the market of gilt-edged securities. These securities are considered to be very safe.
The market origins go back to 1694 when the
B) Reread the text more carefully and explain how the US government uses debt instruments.
US Government Securities
The US government relies heavily on debt financing. Since the 1960s, revenues have seldom covered expenses, and the differences have been financed
B) Reread the text more carefully to describe the changes in the Yankee offerings and the interests of US investors.
Borrowers Pile Up the Yankees
During the past six years, according to the Federal Reserve, foreign non-financial borrowers placed $170 billion of public and private bonds i
STOCKS AND MARKETS
Stock Markets are the means through which securities are bought and sold. The origin of stock markets goes back to medieval Italy.1 During the 17th and 18th centuries Ams
THE CORPORATE SECURITIES MARKET IN RUSSIA
Foreigner. What's your opinion of the present-day position of the corporate securities market in Russia?
Russian: The market is still rather weak and sluggish. Compared wi
VOCABULARY LIST
A. stock markerфондовый рынок
origin n
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A. 1. What is the Stock Market? What contributed to the emergence and growth of stock exchanges?
2
Ex. 6. Read the dialogue, translate the Russian remarks into English and act it out.
Foreigner. We know that the board of directors of your steel plant announced the decision to issue new shares. Why was the decision made? How much are you going to raise?
Russ
Ex. 7. Work on vocabulary and grammar.
a) Study the key words of the unit in the dictionary at the back of this book:
securities, market, equity capital, options, quotation;
b) Think
С) Name the problems of emerging markets mentioned in the text and say which of them are typical of Russia.
In 1990 the fastest rising stock markets in ... world were those emerging in the developing countries. There are now more than 50 stock exchanges in ... developing world: some are i
C) Describe the trends in the major equity markets mentioned in the text.
Equity Market
In return ... the use of their funds, investors in a corporation are issued certificates, or securities. Corporate securities represent claims ... the assets
B) Describe the changes on the London Stock Exchange brought about by Big Bang.
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) (to be) the principal market for the trading of equities, other corporate securities and government debt in the UK.
The London equity
C) Say what you have learned about trading on the New York Stock exchange.
stockholders
start
exchange
conduct
traded (2)
meets
assigned
tr
A) Bulls, Bears and Stags
The buying of something cheap at one time for the purpose of selling the same thing dearer at another time is speculation. Whilst in a sense all deals are speculations, the term is
B) Options and Short Selling
Not all stock market speculation takes the form of buying and selling stocks whose prices are likely to change. Options and short selling allow a speculator to profit from movements
B) Reread the text carefully and explain what the Fourth Market implies and what prompted its emergence.
Third and Fourth Markets
Until the 1970s the New York Stock Exchange required its member firms to trade all NYSE-listed stocks at the exchange and to charge fixed commissio
The New Issue Market
The mere buying of securites traded on the Stock Exchange does not create new capital. The stock exchange does not itself issue new shares to the public. Fresh capital is provided t
INVESTMENTS
In economic science, investment is capital expenditure on physical productive assets, e.g. machinery, factory buildings, roads, bridges, houses, and stocks.
Real investment
INVESTMENT CLIMATE
Russian: How do you assess the investment climate in your country?
Foreigner. As quite favourable. Foreign investments have been flowing into our country at an acceleratin
VOCABULARY LIST
A. investment activityинвестиционная деятельность
capital expenditure
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A. 1. What is investment?
2. Define the difference between real investment and financial invest
Ex. 5. Sum up the content of the dialogue. Use the phrases from Ex. 5 (Unit 1).
Ex. 6. Read the dialogue, translate the Russian remarks into English and act it out:
Russian: Известно, что ваше правительство успешно проводит политику привлече
B) Think of word combinations with these nouns: investor, investment, accounts, securities, yield.
c) Think of the verbs most commonly used with:
portfolio, intermediary, risk, loans, purchase, contributions, funds, money.
d) Match the verbs f
C) Say what advantages individuals have when they invest in investment companies.
Investment Companies
Investment companies are ... type of financial intermediary. They obtain money from investors and use it to purchase financial assets such as stocks an
C) Explain how most dynamic institutional investors today – pension funds and mutual funds – work.
The most dynamic institutional investors today are pension funds and mutual funds. Pension funds are a relatively recent phenomenon, which emerged ... the early 1950s.
Pens
Food Giants Build Local Yogurt Plants
Foreign oil companies may pull out of Russian projects and several automobile joint ventures have been postponed, but international food processing companies feel now is the time to
A) Say what hinders the influx of foreign capital to Russia.
a)Foreign investors participating in the Russian market see that there are many difficulties and important differences in the structure and behavior of the Russian market. Though r
B) Brazil Attracts Foreign Investors
Increasing numbers of foreign investors are looking toward Brazil as their gateway into the Latin American market. As a result, there has been a dramatic increase in merger and acqu
C) Investment in the UK
In recent decades the UK has invested a smaller share of GDP than other industrialised countries – around 18% of GDP, compared with the OECD average of almost 21%. This has left a l
Ex. 13. Read the dialogue, sum up its content and act it out.
Foreign Investments in Russia
Foreigner. Speaking about investment you often say "capital investment". Do you use the two
words interchangeably?
Ru
B) Reread the text more carefully and explain how administrators of funds make decisions about choosing the assets to invest.
Investment Skill Is a Rare Commodity
Administrators of pension and endowment funds might be surprised to find themselves referred to as investment engineers. Yet these part
B) Reread the text more carefully to find parts of the text describing the specific features of the funds.
Investment Trusts
Small shareholders who do not have enough money to invest in a wide-range portfolio buy shares in investment trusts.
Investment trust is a public
TRADING IN THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET
Any one country's currency is a legal tender only within its national boundaries. To trade beyond these boundaries involves exchange of monies. Exchange of currencies is possible if
CORNERSTONE OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL MARKET
Russian: As far as we know, the cornerstone of the global financial market is the Foreign Exchange Market. In this connection, how is it developing? What affects its development?
VOCABULARY LIST
A. foreign exchange marketвалютный рынок
legal tender
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A. 1. Why is exchange of currencies necessary?
2. What makes exchange of currencies possible?
Ex. 5. Sum up the content of the dialogue. Use the phrases from Ex. 5 (Unit 1).
Ex. 6. Read the dialogue, translate the Russian remarks into English and act it out:
British economist: Your participation in the world financial markets is incr
Ex. 7. Work on vocabulary and grammar.
a) Study the key words of the unit in the dictionary at the back of this book:
option, rate, transaction, currency, quotation;
b) Think of the verb
C) Say what exchange rate policies are practised by different countries.
In ... late 19th century ... major trading nations fixed their currencies in terms of gold. Exchange rates were therefore fixed and these countries had essentially one common curren
C) Describe the components of the global financial markets.
Global Financial Markets
The global market for finance encompasses a complex web of financial instruments and institutions. Its structure and functioning are affected in fu
B) Explain what are hedging techniques mentioned in the text.
Managing Exchange Rate Risk. Hedging
In general, hedging is a technique of insurance against loss from future price movements. For instance, in Britain in 1970s, when infla
The Eurocurrency Market
One of the most well-developed sectors of the Global Financial Market is the Eurocurrency Market. The Market refers to funds channelled via financial intermediaries from internation
C) Discuss the problem raised in the text, offer your solution to the problem.
Tougher Measures Needed to Counter Macroeconomic Effects of Money Laundering
The globalization of the world economy and the growing efficiency of capital markets allow indi
READING PRACTICE
Ex. 17. Read the text quickly to find the types of most widely used swaps:
Foreign Exchange Swaps
Swaps are transactions in which two parties swap
What are the prospects for the option markets?
Foreign Exchange Options
Options as a financial instrument have a reasonably short history in financial markets, with the first option contracts being traded in Chicago in
FINANCE FUNCTION
Any business – whether large or small, profit-seeking or not-for-profit – has important financial concerns:
How to get the funds needed to run the business on favourable te
FINANCIAL RATIOS
A financial ratio is a relationship between particular groups of assets or liabilities of an enterprise and corresponding totals of assets or liabilities, or between assets or liabi
RATIO ANALYSIS
Russian: Are there any guidelines which enable the businessman to conduct his affairs efficiently and profitably and to compare his company's performance with those of other companies?
VOCABULARY LIST
A. financial managementуправление финансовой деятельностью, финансовый менеджмент
Finance
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A. 1. What financial concerns face every enterprise?
2. What problems do finance managers face
Ex. 6. Read the dialogue, translate the Russian remarks into English and act it out.
Foreigner. What funds are most typically generated at enterprises?
Russian: Для осуществления своей деятельности предприятию необходимы основные и оборотные фонды. Основны
Ex. 7. Work on vocabulary and grammar.
a) Study the key words of the unit in the dictionary at the back of this book:
assets, exchange rate, interest rate, management, return, value, flow;
C) Say in what activities financial managers are involved.
a) Financial Management explains how ... financial managers can help maximize the value of their firms by making better decisions in such areas as capital budgeting
B) Mergers and Acquisitions
Profitable growth constitutes one of... prime objectives of most of the business firms. It can be achieved "internally", either through ... process of introducing or devel
B) Say what classes of shares are usually issued by companies and what rights they give their holders.
Financial Capital
Financial capital includes the liquid assets of a company as opposed ... physical assets. Companies can have a variety of types of capital. The principal
B) Describe the development of financial management.
Prior to the 1930s the field of financial management basically (to confine) to descriptive discussions of the various financial markets and the securities traded in those mar
C) Explain the differences between macroeconomics and microeconomics.
operation policy familiar
businesses says demand
notions lead affects
whole operates success
microeconomics
Contemporary
A) Corporate Governance
The financial manager's duties include different tasks aimed to maximize the shareholders' wealth.
It has been observed, however, that in practice not all management decisi
B) Investment Management
Investment management relates to the selection of assets in which funds will be invested by a firm. The assets which can be acquired fall into two broad groups: long-term assets and
A) Investment Decision Making
Financial manager. Our company is working on an investment project. What do you think we should take into account in our work?
Consultant: First, I'd like to know somethin
B) Investment Project Appraisal
P.M.: How can an investment project be evaluated?
Con.: There are different techniques. Most common today are UNIDO techniques based on payback period, net discounted cash
READING PRACTICE
Ex. 17. Read the text quickly to find the sentences giving a definition of the cost of capital:
Capital Structure and Cost of Capital
The capital
What happens after a winding-up order is granted by the court?
Liquidation
If a company is unsuccessful in its operations, or if for any other reason it decides to go out of business, it goes into liquidation. There are two kinds of li
Ex. 19. Read the text quickly to find the part of the text explaining how managers can solve the problem of a cash shortfall.
The Cash Flow Concept
The concept of cash flow is one of the central elements of financial analysis, planning, and resource allocation decisions. Cash flows are important b
ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS
The accounting system in any given country is one of the key elements of the economic system. It is determined to a significant extent by the level and direction of the economic sys
ACCOUNTANCY IN A FREE-MARKET ECONOMY
Russian: What is the role of accountancy in a free-market economy?
American: Well, in a free-market environment, accounting provides sort of a vehicle for transmitting inf
PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ACCOUNTANTS
Russian: I'm sure you know that we are engaged in developing the accounting profession in our country at the moment. In this context we would like to know how the members of the accountin
VOCABULARY LIST
A. accountingn бухгалтерский учет
to a significant extent
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A. 1. What role does an accounting system play in an economy?
2. Into what phases is accounting br
Ex. 5. Sum up the content of the dialogues. Use the phrases from Ex. 5 (Unit 1).
Ex. 6. Read the dialogue, translate the Russian remarks into English and act it out:
Foreigner. As far as I know, in the past the major function of your accounta
Ex 7. Work on vocabulary and grammar.
a) Study the key words of the unit in the dictionary at the back of this book:
balance sheet, account, depreciation, cost, expenses, assets, loss;
B) Explain the objective of Financial Statements and say what ensures usefulness of information disclosed in them to the users.
The objective of financial statements is to provide useful information ... users. Among the users are present and potential investors, lenders, suppliers and customers, employees, g
B) Say what is a Chart of Accounts in Russia and what it provides for.
In the West each company (to have) a certain freedom in the design of its own set of accounts so as to reflect the nature of its business and the needs of its management in d
C) Name the most important events in the development of the accountancy profession in the world.
accountants
principles
organized
members
back
profession
creation
throughout
number
role
organizations
function
B) Present them in a short review and compare the information and viewpoints in Text (a) and Text (b).
a)For many years the accounting system in Russia was criticized by Western academicians for its failure to adhere to Western accounting principles. Such criticism is no longer vali
IAS – international accounting standards
divergencen отклонение
Ex. 13. Read the dialogue, sum up its content and act it out:
Accounting Methods
American: Accou
Balance Sheet
А. Неоплаченный акционерный капитал
A. Called up share capital not paid
A. BALANCE SHEET
The position of the enterprise is presented in the balance sheet. That statement shows resources and the claims to or interests in them and provides an indication of the financial s
PERFORMING AN AUDIT
Auditing is a process in which an independent accountant-auditor examines a firm's accounting records and financial statements and offers an opinion on their accuracy and reliabilit
AUDITING IN RUSSIA
Englishman: In most industrialized countries audit is a statutory requirement applying to limited companies. Are there any similar regulations in force in Russia?
Russian:
VOCABULARY LIST
A. auditing n аудит
auditor
EXERCISES
Ex. 1. Answer these questions:
A.1. What is auditing?
2. What audits are practised nowadays?
3. What does the auditor
Ex. 5. Sum up the content of the main dialogue. Use the phrases from Ex. 5 (Unit 1).
Ex. 6. Read the dialogue, translate the Russian remarks into English and act the dialogue out:
Foreigner. As far as we know, you are Russia's leading provider of
Ex. 7. Work on vocabulary and grammar.
a) Study the key words of the unit in the dictionary at the back of this book:
audit (ing), auditor, auditor's opinion, auditor's report, records;
Sweden.
The Swedish National Audit Office (SNAO) is ... independent institution for central government auditing and accounting in ... Sweden. The main task of ... organisation is to audit t
Sweden.
The Swedish National Audit Office (SNAO) is ... independent institution for central government auditing and accounting in ... Sweden. The main task of ... organisation is to audit t
B) Discuss the content of the article.
Misuse of Public Funds
It is a universally accepted truth in Russia that the heads of many public funds habitually (to divert) trillions of rubles away from the stat
Ex. 11. Fill each gap with a suitable word from the box. Sum up the text in 5-7 sentences and present your summary in class.
free proper standards audit (2)
opinion (2) preparing performed management
statements responsibilities accordance view
Independent Audit
B) Read the text carefully to say what CPE implies.
Continuing Professional Education
The Audit Registration Committees of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants in Britain are extremely interested in and concerned about co
B) Reread the text more carefully and pick out information about the JMU.
The EU 8th Company Law Directive set out the requirements for each member state to have a common minimum regulatory system for auditors of limited companies. The United Kingdom enac
BANKING CORRESPONDENCE
Most correspondence in banking is done through letters and telexes, fax messages and SWIFT ones. Special forms are also widely used.
Here is a layout of a typical letter:
To announce объявлять
seniorстарший
effectiveвступающий в силу
to be composed ofсостоять из
divisionотделение (управление)
DICTIONARY OF KEY WORDS
account[@'kaunt] n счет
contra account["kOntr@ @'kaunt] контрарный счет
memorandum accountзабалансовый счет
Direct investment прямые инвестиции
financial investmentфинансовые инвестиции
fixed capital investmentвложения в основной капитал
foreign investmentиностранные инве
Contents
ПРЕДИСЛОВИЕ.. 2
UNIT 1. ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT.. 4
A. TEXT. WHAT IS ECONOMICS ALL ABOUT?. 4
B. DIALOGUE. 4BUSINESS CLIMATE IN RUSSIA.
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