Germanys obstinate chancellor 固执的德国总理 Angela Merkel, swimming instructor 游泳教练安吉拉默克尔 When it comes to the euro, the German chancellor prefers self-help to helpbut she can be more flexible than she seems 德国总理在欧...
Finance and Economics 财经商业 Private equity and the Arab spring 私募股权和阿拉伯之春 Tentative steps 投石问路 Investor interest in the Middle East and north Africa remains cautious 投资者对中东、北非的兴趣依旧谨慎...
Healthy snacks in Japan 日本健康零食 The joy of soy 黄豆欢歌 Defying Western food imperialism 小黄豆不畏西餐帝国主义 If you want to learn how to live longer, look at the people of Okinawa, a string of islands in south-western Jap...
The bank itself reckons that, were it to apply the new Basel 3 rules in full next year, instead of when legally required to do so by 2019, it would have a core Tier-1 capital ratio of 7.2%. That looks skimpy. The bank says it would have plenty of tim...
Deutsche Bank 德意志银行 Twos company 两人成伴 Hard questions loom for the new bosses of Germanys national banking champion 德国最大银行的新总裁们面临着隐隐出现的棘手问题 Dual passports 双重护照 IN THE entrance to...
Noise pollution 噪音污染 Shhhh! 嘘！小声点！ Why quiet carriages dont work, and how they might be made to? 安静车厢的推广之途屡屡受挫。原因何在，如何改之？ QUIET carriages on trains are a nice idea: travellers volunt...
German macroprudential reforms 德国的宏观审慎改革 Beware Teutonic caution 谨防日耳曼式谨小慎微 The Bundesbank should not exert its new clout too zealously 德国央行新令牌在握，切莫肆意呼风唤雨 THE European Central...
German macroprudential reforms 德国的宏观审慎改革 Beware Teutonic caution 谨防日耳曼式谨小慎微 The Bundesbank should not exert its new clout too zealously 德国央行新令牌在握，切莫肆意呼风唤雨 THE European Central...
Schumpeter 熊彼特 Life in the fast lane 快车道生活 Business people are racing to learn from Formula One drivers 商务人士竞相向一级方程式车手学习 ON THE face of it business executives and Formula One drivers have nothing in com...
Most intriguingly, the American regulator is also scrutinising how the company has handled its many related-party transactions. Jack Ma, the firm's founder, caused outrage when he unilaterally spun off AliPay, Alibaba's lucrative online-payments arm,...
