2020年经济学人 一周要闻 加州禁售燃油车 德意志银行关闭20%分行 西班牙两大银行合并

The world this week

本周国际要闻

Business

经济

Following weeks of courting, CaixaBank made it official and agreed to take over Bankia, creating Spain’s biggest lender with 650bn euros ($760bn) in assets. “Getting married in difficult times makes it even more important that you choose the right partner,” said CaixaBank’s chief executive.

经过数周的努力，凯克萨银行（CaixaBank）正式宣布同意收购班基亚银行（Bankia），打造出资产为6500亿欧元(合7600亿美元)的西班牙最大银行。凯克萨银行的首席执行官表示:“在困难时期缔结关系，选择合适的伴侣就显得尤为重要了。”

In Russia, Yandex, a tech firm that operates one of the country’s most popular internet search engines, struck a $5.5bn deal to buy Tinkoff, an online bank that was founded by Oleg Tinkov and is listed in London.

在俄罗斯，科技公司Yandex运营着该国最受欢迎的互联网搜索引擎之一，该公司已达成一项55亿美元的交易，收购奥列格·廷科夫(Oleg Tinkov)创立的在线银行Tinkoff，后者已在伦敦上市。

Deutsche Bank is preparing to close a fifth of its branches in Germany, according to reports, leaving it with 400 branches. The German lender thinks the pandemic has shifted many customers permanently¹ towards digital banking².

据报道，德意志银行正准备关闭其在德国五分之一的分行，保留目前的400家分行。这家德国银行认为，疫情已经让许多客户永久性地转向了数字银行。

Investors³ were unimpressed by Tesla’s much hyped “Battery Day”, even though Elon Musk⁴ tried to dampen expectations. The company did announce an ambition to move all levels of car-battery production in house (rather than just battery packs) and increase the range of its batteries. But there were no specifics about a “million-mile” battery, nor a target, in terms of dollars per kilowatt-hour, to bring down the cost of its electric cars to match petrol-powered ones.

特斯拉大肆宣传的“电池日”并未给投资者留下深刻印象，尽管埃隆·马斯克试图降低期望值。该公司确实宣布了一项雄心勃勃的计划，即全面推进汽车电池的内部生产(而不仅仅是电池组)，并扩大电池的使用范围。但对于“百万英里”电池，公司并没有给出具体的细节，也没有设定每千瓦时多少美元的成本目标，来降低电动汽车的成本，使之与汽油动力汽车匹敌。

California’s governor signed an order that bans the sale of new petrol and diesel⁵ cars by 2035. It is the first American state to adopt such a measure.

加州州长签署了一项法令，禁止在2035年前销售新的汽油和柴油汽车。它是美国第一个采取这种措施的州。

Unilever secured the overwhelming support of shareholders⁶ in the Netherlands for its proposal to end its Anglo-Dutch dual⁷ structure and base the entire group in London. British investors will vote on the measure next month. Unilever wants to unify⁸ its structure by late November, but would reconsider its move if the Dutch parliament passes a law before then that would levy⁹ huge taxes on any multinational¹⁰ leaving the country.

联合利华提议结束英荷双重结构，将整个集团总部设在伦敦，该提议获得了荷兰股东的压倒性支持。英国投资者将于下月就该措施进行投票。联合利华希望在11月底之前统一其结构，但如果荷兰议会在此之前通过一项法律，对任何离开该国的跨国公司征收巨额税收，联合利华将重新考虑其举措。

1 permanently   

adv.永恒地，永久地，固定不变地

参考例句：

• The accident left him permanently scarred.那次事故给他留下了永久的伤疤。
• The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London.该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边。

2 banking   

n.银行业，银行学，金融业

参考例句：

• John is launching his son on a career in banking.约翰打算让儿子在银行界谋一个新职位。
• He possesses an extensive knowledge of banking.他具有广博的银行业务知识。

3 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会

4 musk   

n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物，香猫

参考例句：

• Musk is used for perfume and stimulant.麝香可以用作香料和兴奋剂。
• She scented her clothes with musk.她用麝香使衣服充满了香味。

5 diesel   

n.柴油发动机，内燃机

参考例句：

• We experimented with diesel engines to drive the pumps.我们试着用柴油机来带动水泵。
• My tractor operates on diesel oil.我的那台拖拉机用柴油开动。

6 shareholders   

n.股东( shareholder的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The meeting was attended by 90% of shareholders. 90%的股东出席了会议。
• the company's fiduciary duty to its shareholders 公司对股东负有的受托责任

7 dual   

adj.双的；二重的，二元的

参考例句：

• The people's Republic of China does not recognize dual nationality for any Chinese national.中华人民共和国不承认中国公民具有双重国籍。
• He has dual role as composer and conductor.他兼作曲家及指挥的双重身分。

8 unify   

vt.使联合，统一；使相同，使一致

参考例句：

• How can we unify such scattered islands into a nation?我们怎么才能把如此分散的岛屿统一成一个国家呢？
• It is difficult to imagine how the North and South could ever agree on a formula to unify the divided peninsula.很难想象南北双方在统一半岛的方案上究竟怎样才能达成一致。

9 levy   

n.征收税或其他款项，征收额

参考例句：

• They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
• A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。

10 multinational   

adj.多国的，多种国籍的；n.多国籍公司，跨国公司

参考例句：

• The firm was taken over by a multinational consulting firm.这家公司被一个跨国咨询公司收购。
• He analyzed the relationship between multinational corporations and under-developed countries.他分析了跨国公司和不发达国家之间的关系。