The two-day meeting in Brussels, ending Thursday, is intended to solidify new measures in the wake of bank failures and credit crises from Iceland to Germany that brought near panic.

为期两天的布鲁塞尔会议将于周四结束，最近冰岛和德国的银行破产以及信贷危机带来恐慌情绪，该次会议的目的是对此采取明确措施。

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Worse, credit markets, already dysfunctional, were brought close to breaking point.

更糟的是，已经运转不良的信贷市场濒临崩溃。

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UBS brought in a new CEO to clean house but is still struggling with the legacy of huge credit-crunch losses and Revelations it helped U.S. clients evade taxes.

瑞银集团更换了新的CEO来清理内部。目前正应对由信用紧缩带来的巨大历史亏空以及暴露出来帮助美国客户逃税的问题。

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For many in the Governor's camp, the race is about restoring a moral bearing to politics, a return to the days when people (named Bush) who were groomed for high office brought credit and honor to it.

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Many real estate industry players took note of the new customers the government's homebuyer tax credit brought to the table.

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One might very well say the same thing of the free-market theories that brought the credit crunch to the West.

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