In FINANCIAL circles, Latin America has long had a reputation as something of a "subprime" continent that periodically struggles to repay the money lent to it by reckless creditors.

在金融圈里，拉丁美洲长期以来有着“次级”洲的恶名，周期性的为偿还那些冒险投资人发放的债务而困扰。

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That partly reflects the belief in financial circles that Britain is in long-term decline: one senior regulator thinks it is inevitable that StanChart will leave within a couple of decades.

这也部分反映出金融界认为英国长期处于不景气，一名高层监管人员称渣打银行几十年内肯定会离开英国。

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The conviction was growing in economic and financial circles that the Union would have withstood the recession more successfully if the single currency had existed.

经济圈和金融界越来越相信，如果已经有单一货币的话，欧盟就能更成功地抵御衰退所带来的影响。

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His growing fame in financial circles also is lending Citigroup credibility as it tries to rebuild its image following the financial crisis.

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But there is another scenario that is being discussed in financial circles.

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Yet Mr Greenspan's views carry weight in financial circles.

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