The Japanese Financial system - Q7 ~ c1 s# c0 B
日本金融制度 9 g5 F" W# `& J0 _; C+ c
Situation 9
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Bob Dillon ,a banker from the United States ,is talking with aJapanese banker about the financial and monetary system inJapan .
9 y; |' c" ]; P2 q$ M 来自美国的银行家鲍勃·狄龙正与一位日本银行家谈论日本的金融和货币制度。 $ i+ A! H- f) Z6 Q
Dillon:Note issue in Japan is controlled by the Bank of Japan ,isn’t it ? 8 I. I, Y! Q+ T& G
狄龙:日本的纸币发行是由日本银行控制吗?
7 A! M) y Z. F& T j1 h, C/ w Banker:Yes,the Bank of Japan has statutory authority to issue yen currency and coinage which isthe sole legal tender in Japan. 2 D9 G9 o: x2 l' k- {4 t# Z
银行家:是的,在发行日元和硬币方面,日本银行拥有法定性的权威,它所发行的日元和硬币是日本唯一的法币。 0 n7 Z" A' h& d
D;I have heard a lot about redenomination in Japan .Do you expect that to take place soon ? - Y% g# v5 Z* {* k2 N* g
狄龙:我听到了许多有关日本打算重新规定日元单位面额的消息,您预料这件事会很快着手进行吗?
9 h' ]6 R, I- k B;That’s a very good question,Mr.Dillon ,and I wish I could answer it .
# V5 {' M) z+ Q7 { 银行家:这是个很好的问题:狄龙先生,我真希望能回答这个问题。
# `4 l: K8 T0 V# | The Bank of Japan has had that issue under discussion for a long time ,but it hasn’t been resolvedyet . * A0 F2 g$ y) t0 {* h6 _
实际上,日本银行就这个问题已讨论很久,但仍未做出决定。
2 n1 U: E0 S. D: i8 N( X$ q D:When was the bank founded ?
- Z( V2 _0 ?$ N0 S; t2 Q& z- w 狄龙:该银行是什么时候建立的?
* k$ t+ S6 z( F B:It was established in 1882 and patterned on the National Bank of Belgium .
4 o* ~* G" U6 Q$ V- W* _7 c. i- b 银行家:它是1822年按照比利时国民银行的模式建立的, 9 t7 R! t8 d. D. d' G8 u. Z
Its note-issuing provisions were modeled on those of the German Central Bank .
, g* X- D5 u7 `; u9 w2 z3 A( v 它的货币发行章程是仿照德国中央银行制定的。
- H! R/ a1 X9 @ D:Is it a government agency ?
5 D' t' {7 m+ o$ s( }3 g 狄龙:它是一个政府机构吗? $ a# F: l7 u% D4 m- i/ W3 n
B:Yes,since 1942 it has been an agency of the government in actual practice . $ k3 a. W( M- z/ L, O3 e
银行家:是的,从1942年起,日本银行在实际业务方面已成为政府的机构,
" l2 r U+ r$ r e6 H6 K p While it was originally founded by private stockholders ,the finance minister has had directauthority over its management since its charter was modified in 1942.
( ^) i, X8 f2 N& h6 Q$ ?2 ` 虽然它原本是由私人股东创办起来的。但是,自从1942年它的章程修订以后,财政部长对于这个银行管理有着直接的权威。
/ z+ k0 o" u7 L0 T D:It’s very much like the Bank of England ,then .That also started as a private institution .
+ _0 f" a( N& Y; [/ P% A$ q7 B 狄龙:这一点很象当时的英格兰银行,那个银行开始时也是一个私人机构。
6 s! y. P* g3 y B:In the respect it is similar .But the Bank of Japan has a much broader charter to undertake allkinds of financial activities ,as directed by the Cabinet . * M( ^( P8 Y9 J* b# H2 _* G4 y! U! g
银行家:在这方面是相似的。但是日本银行拥有更加广泛的职权从事各种财政金融活动,这是在内阁直接指挥下进行的。 |