3/ Our firm has found market opportunities worldwide for machine tools and investment goods.

(ou) capital goods.

4/ A hard currency and an extensive (a comprehensive) welfare system are liabilities

(a disadvantage) in terms of competition.

5/ Do business firms have obligations beyond the bottom line ?

6/ The fight for survival gives precedence (priority) to the interest of shareholders over those of

employees or communities.

7/ Currently (at present) the government is considering a wage freeze.

8/ A devaluation often involves an increase of production costs, prices and salaries.

9/ Although the recovery (revival) is well under way in most European countries, the immediate

prospects (outlooks) remain bleak (gloomy) for a large number of them especially (mainly)

South European countries.

10/ Unemployment has apparently decreased in the course of the second quarter but the sharp

significant rise of seasonal (summer) jobs has to be taken into account.

11/ Gross national product (GNP) / Gross domestic product (GDP) has increased (risen) by 5.25%

12/ The budget policy concerns (is related to) government action in terms of public spending

(expenditures)

13/ The monetary policy concerns (is related to) the measures implemented to control (to deal

with) the money supply.

14/ After a sharp rise of unemployment, the job market apparently recovered a few months ago.

15/ New incentives for capital investment are now (currently) under consideration.

To be on the staff / to be on payroll à Faire partie du personnel

To be under consideration à Etre à l’étude

Human resources Manager à DRH

To trigger à Déclencher

To tap (to break into) a new market à Exploiter un nouveau marché

To clinch a deal à Conclure un marché

To bargain à Marchander

To live on welfare à Dépendre de la sécu. / vivre des allocations

To be on the dole à Etre au chômage

To bear interest à Rapporter des intérêts

The Board of Directors à Assemblée des actionnaires