Banque Centrale Européenne

English translation: European Central Bank

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French term or phrase:Banque Centrale Européenne
English translation:European Central Bank
Entered by: Helen D. Elliot (X)

06:50 May 18, 2000
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial
French term or phrase: Banque Centrale Européenne
Just the translation of the term.
Wallace Schwab
European Central Bank
Explanation:
The reference source is Termium Plus, the Canadian government's translation bureau's terminology bank. The source of the specific term is the weekly periodical, The Economist:

English:Financial Institutions
European Central Bank
CONT - The European Central Bank will control monetary policy; EMU's [Economic and Monetary Union] finance ministers will have a say on exchange-rate policy; and fiscal policy will (within limits) stay in the hands of individual European governments.

French:Financial Institutions
Banque centrale européenne FEM
CONT - La Banque centrale européenne contrôlera la politique monétaire; les ministres des Finances de l'UEM [Union économique et monétaire] auront droit de regard sur la politique des changes; quant à la politique budgétaire, elle restera (dans une certaine limite) du ressort du gouvernement de chaque pays européen.
1998-01-25
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Helen D. Elliot (X)
Canada
Local time: 12:04
Grading comment
My thanks to the answerer for a quick, authoritative and adequate answer.


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Summary of answers provided
naEuropean Central Bank
Michele Neylon
naEuropean Central Bank
Helen D. Elliot (X)
naEuropean Central Bank
Agius Language & Translation
naEuropean Central Bank
Patricia Tricker
naEuropean Central Bank
Athanassia Kalogeridis
naECB
Béatrice Huret-Morton
naECB or European Central Bank
Janet Kemp


  

Answers


4 mins
European Central Bank


Explanation:
As far as I know that's the official term

Michele Neylon
Italy
Local time: 18:04
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6 mins
European Central Bank


Explanation:
The reference source is Termium Plus, the Canadian government's translation bureau's terminology bank. The source of the specific term is the weekly periodical, The Economist:

English:Financial Institutions
European Central Bank
CONT - The European Central Bank will control monetary policy; EMU's [Economic and Monetary Union] finance ministers will have a say on exchange-rate policy; and fiscal policy will (within limits) stay in the hands of individual European governments.

French:Financial Institutions
Banque centrale européenne FEM
CONT - La Banque centrale européenne contrôlera la politique monétaire; les ministres des Finances de l'UEM [Union économique et monétaire] auront droit de regard sur la politique des changes; quant à la politique budgétaire, elle restera (dans une certaine limite) du ressort du gouvernement de chaque pays européen.
1998-01-25

Helen D. Elliot (X)
Canada
Local time: 12:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 407
Grading comment
My thanks to the answerer for a quick, authoritative and adequate answer.

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11 mins
European Central Bank


Explanation:
I agree with Michelle.
Visit the Bank's site at the address below.
Claire


    Reference: http://www.ecb.int/
Agius Language & Translation
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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11 mins
European Central Bank


Explanation:
seems straighforward enough to me!

Patricia Tricker
Local time: 17:04
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26 mins

27 mins
ECB


Explanation:
European Central Bank, better known as ECB, the european equivalent to the Federal Reserve, headed by Tim Winsemberg from the Netherlands, who enjoys the same power as Greenspan as far as interest rates are concerned.

Cheers,

Béa

Béatrice Huret-Morton
Local time: 18:04
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 300
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1 hr
ECB or European Central Bank


Explanation:
I agree with everyone else. I guess you weren't sure if it was "European Central" or "Central European".


Janet Kemp
United States
Local time: 12:04
PRO pts in pair: 39
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