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- EU Leaders to Focus on Economic Growth at Brussels Summit
- 欧盟领导人举行峰会讨论债务危机
- Leaders of the 27 nations that make up the European Union will gather in Brussels Wednesday for a summit aimed at solving the bloc's debt crisis.
- 欧盟 27 个成员国领导人星期叁在布鲁塞尔举行会议，讨论如何解决欧盟债务危机。
- The bloc's focus has shifted from austerity to pro-growth policies since the election of Socialist Francois Hollande as president of France and the political stalemate in Greece, where voters rejected the political parties that agreed to severe budget cuts in exchange for a financial bailout package.
- 自从法国社会党的奥朗德当选总统，以及希腊选民不支持那些同意大幅削减预算以换取财政救援的政党而形成政治僵局后，欧盟现在政策的重点已经从紧缩开支向促进增长转变。
- Mr. Hollande's influence is at odds with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has led the austerity drive since the debt crisis began.
- 奥朗德的主张和德国总理默克尔相抵触；自从欧债危机爆发以来，默克尔一直在推动紧缩开支的政策。
- On the eve of the summit, the European Parliament agreed to a pilot program that would use nearly $300 billion of so-called project bonds in 2012 and 2013 to finance about $5.8 billion of investment projects.
- 在这次峰会召开前夕，欧洲议会同意一项试行计划，这项计划将在 2012 年和 2013 年动用将近 3 千亿美元的所谓的项目债券，来资助大约 58 亿美元的投资计划。
- European Council President Herman Van Rompuy says no idea is "taboo" (( unacceptable )) for Wednesday's forum, and that long-term solutions should be explored.
- 欧盟理事会主席范龙佩表示，在星期叁的会议上，没有建议是不可接受的，而且应该研究长期的解决办法。
- Among the ideas expected to be raised are issuing so-called eurobonds, under which wealthier European nations would guarantee the borrowing costs of financially struggling nations.
- 预料会提出的建议之一是，发行所谓的欧洲债券；按照这项计划，欧洲的富裕国家将保证财政困难国家的借贷成本。
- Ms. Merkel is adamantly opposed to eurobonds, a stance shared by Finland, The Netherlands and Austria.
- 德国总理默克尔坚决反对发行欧洲债券，她的立场得到芬兰、荷兰和奥地利的支持。
- Leaders at the summit may also consider assisting large and troubled European banks like those in Spain that are struggling during the economic crisis.
- 峰会领导人还可能考虑援助陷入困境的欧洲大银行，例如在经济危机中陷入困境的西班牙银行。
- But no major decisions are expected to be made until another summit in late June, shortly after Greece holds a new round of elections.
- 但是在下一次於 6 月底再次举行峰会前，也就是希腊刚刚举行新一轮选举后不久，不会做出重要决定。
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- World Bank: Growth in Developing East Asia Strong, but Slowing
- 世银：亚洲经济强劲但脚步缓慢
- The World Bank says growth in East Asia's developing economies remains strong, but warns they need to reduce their reliance on exports as the global economic slowdown continues.
- 世界银行说，东亚的发展中国家增长保持强劲，不过同时警告说，这些国家需要在全球经济脚步持续放缓的同时减少对出口的依赖。
- The Washington-based lender said in a biannual report Wednesday that it expects growth to slow to 7.6 percent this year in developing East Asia, which excludes Japan. That is down from 8.2 percent in 2011.
- 总部位於美国首都华盛顿的世界银行在星期叁发佈的一份半年度报告中称，它预期不包括日本在内的东亚发展中国家今年的增长将从 2011 年的 8.2 % 减缓到 7.6 %。
- The report said global demand was likely to remain weak because of the uncertainty of the European debt crisis and a sluggish U.S. recovery.
- 这份报告称，由於欧洲债务危机造成的不确定性以及美国復苏缓慢，全球需求可能持续疲软。
- The European Union, U.S., and Japan make up more than 40 percent of the region's exports.
- 欧盟、美国和日本消化这一区域 40 % 的出口。
- While it said most East Asian economies were well-positioned to handle further external shocks.
- 世界银行的报告指出，尽管多数东亚经济体有能力应对进一步的外部衝击。
- But it said governments should do more to decrease their reliance on trade and find more ways to encourage growth and domestic demand.
- 但是他说，各国政府应该进一步减少对贸易的依赖，拓宽刺激增长和内部需求的路子。
- The bank said poverty continues to fall in East Asia.
- 世界银行称，东亚的贫困率持续下降。
- It predicts the number of people living on less than $2 a day will decrease by 24 million this year.
- 它预测，每天生活费低於两美元的穷困者人数今年将减少 2,400 万。
- But it estimates that about one-third of the region still lives in poverty.
- 但是，它估计，该地区仍然有叁分之一的人口生活在贫困之中。
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