Ireland Aims to Be First to Exit International Bailout
Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny says Ireland is aiming to be the first to exit its international bailout and resume financing its government operations on its own. Kenny told an international economic forum 1 Friday in Dublin that Ireland is recovering and will soon no longer have to rely on foreign assistance. He said financial service companies will, in time, give the country a better credit rating. Ireland was forced last year to secure a $90 billion bailout from the European Union, the International Monetary 2 Fund and the European Central Bank. But unlike in Greece and Portugal - the other two European countries that needed bailouts - Ireland's economy is quickly improving from a three-year recession. The Irish leader said that of the three countries, "Ireland leads by example." Kenny said Ireland expects to meet its 2011 budget deficit 3 target of 10.6 percent of the country's economic output set by its international creditors 4. He said the interest rate on the country's loans has been sharply cut, down from more than 14 percent in July to under 8 percent. German Chancellor 5 Angela Merkel and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, whose countries have Europe's two strongest economies, will meet Sunday to discuss the next steps in dealing 6 with its debt crisis.
- They're holding a forum on new ways of teaching history.他们正在举行历史教学讨论会。
- The organisation would provide a forum where problems could be discussed.这个组织将提供一个可以讨论问题的平台。
- The monetary system of some countries used to be based on gold.过去有些国家的货币制度是金本位制的。
- Education in the wilderness is not a matter of monetary means.荒凉地区的教育不是钱财问题。
- The directors have reported a deficit of 2.5 million dollars.董事们报告赤字为250万美元。
- We have a great deficit this year.我们今年有很大亏损。
- They agreed to repay their creditors over a period of three years. 他们同意3年内向债主还清欠款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
- They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
- He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。