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1. What is the role of the UK in the world economy?
2. What is the financial center of the UK?
3. What have you learnt about the aerospace industry of the UK?
4. Does North Sea influence the economy of the UK?
5. What is the central bank of the UK?
6. What is the currency of the UK?
7. What countries does the UK consist of? Find them on the map
- The UK consists of…
- The UK is washed by …
- The mountains of the UK are…
- The rivers of the UK are …
- The main ports of the UK are …
- The capital of the UK is …
- The capital of England is …
- The capital of Scotland is …
- The capital of Wales is …
- The capital of the Northern Ireland is …
1. ВВП – показатель экономического развития страны
2. Объединенное Королевство занимает доминирующую роль в мировой экономике.
3. Комитет устанавливает процентную ставку
4. Объединенное Королевство – член содружества наций
5. В каждой стране своя денежная политика
6. Фунты стерлинги и евро находятся в обращении в Объединенном Королевстве
7. Стабильность экономики в стране зависит от мировых цен на нефть
8. Аэрокосмическая промышленность развивается
9. Мировые запасы газа и нефти уменьшаются
10. Когда подсчитывается ВВП, измеряются различные секторы экономики
1. The UK plays an important role in the world economy
2. London is the world's largest financial centre
3. The economy of England, as a part of the UK economy
4. The economy of Scotland, as a part of the UK economy
5. The economy of Wales, as a part of the UK economy
6. The economy of the Northern Ireland, as a part of the UK economy
Тема: “ENGLISH BANKS”
Today the British banking is a complicated tripartite system like a three-layer cake. The system is headed by the Bank of England.
This bank was established under a royal charter in 1694. The head of the Bank is Governor of the Bank appointed by the Queen over the recommendation of the Prime Minister. The Queen also appoints Deputy Governor and the Court of Directors, which consists of 16 directors.
The Bank of England is a central bank or a national banks. It controls the British banking system, issues banknotes and mints coins. It lends and borrows money for the government, manages the national debt and is in the control of the nationals gold reserve. The other two layers are:
· the commercial or joint stock clearing banks
· specialized banking institutions such as the discount houses and merchant banks.
The commercial or joint-stock banks deal with the general public. The four large English commercial banks are known as the Big Four. They are Barclays, Lloyds, the Midland, and the National Westminster. Together they have upwards of 10,000 branches. Commercial banks render various services:
· to receive or accept from their customers the deposit of money
· to collect and transfer money both at home and against deposit and current accounts
· to provide overdrafts to both personal and business customers
· to lend loans to their customers
· to exchange money
· to supply economic information and to prepare economic reviews to be published
· to make foreign exchange transactions, including spot transactions, forward transactions and swap transactions
· to issue various bankers cards
Merchant banks and discount houses deal only with special customers providing funds for special purposes. They accept commercial bills of exchange and offer quite lot of financial services. They provide advisory services about new issues of securities, mergers, take-overs and reorganizations. They also arrange financing for their customers and provide fund- management services.
Besides there is a big group of banks in the United Kingdom made up of foreign banks. All the major foreign banks are represented in the U.K by subsidiary, branch, representative offices a wide range of financial services.
Lombard Street is the symbol of British banking. This is the place where the first bankers coming from Italy settled.