Mackenzie, I. E.,

Professional English in use. Finance / Finance Ian MacKenzie. - 140 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm

Includes index.

Introduction -- Basic Terms -- Money and income -- Business finance -- Accounting -- Accounting and accountancy -- Bookkeeping -- Company law 1 -- Company law 2 -- Accounting policies and standards -- Accounting assumptions and principles -- Depreciation and amortization -- Auditing -- The balance sheet 1 -- The balance sheet 2: assets -- Financial ratios 1 -- Financial ratios 2 -- Cost accounting -- Pricing -- Banking -- Personal banking -- Commercial and retail banking -- Financial institutions -- Investment banking -- Central banking -- Interest rates -- Money markets -- Islamic banking -- Money supply and control -- Corporate Finance -- Venture capital -- Stocks and shares 1 -- Stocks and shares 2 -- Shareholders -- Share prices -- Bonds -- Futures -- Derivatives -- Asset management -- Hedge funds and structured products -- Describing charts and graphs -- Mergers and takeovers -- Leveraged buyouts -- Financial planning -- Financial regulation and supervision -- Economics and Trade -- International trade -- Exchange rates -- Financing international trade -- Incoterms -- Insurance -- The business cycle -- Taxation -- Business plans -- Language reference. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50.

"Professional English in Use Finance is suitable for intermediate students and above. It includes 50 units covering all aspects of financial vocabulary from Accounting to Borrowing and Lending, Central Banking to Venture Capital and many more areas including financial idioms and metaphors. Primarily designed as a self-study reference and practice book, it can also be used for classroom work and one-to-one lessons. This book is a must for both trainers and learners of ESP and Business English who need to use English in a financial environment."--Publisher's website.

0521616271 9780521616270

2006281669


English language--Textbooks for foreign speakers.
English language--Business English--Problems, exercises, etc.
Banks and banking--Terminology
Finance--Terminology

PE1128 / .M2757 2006

428.24