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del mecanismo de la murallas chinas

English translation: chinese walls


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Spanish term or phrase:del mecanismo de la murallas chinas
English translation:chinese walls
Entered by: Poughkeepsie
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11:50 Jun 21, 2007
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Social Sciences - Finance (general) / Minutes of a Meeting
Spanish term or phrase: del mecanismo de la murallas chinas
¿Alguien sabe lo que significa MECANISMO DE LA MURALLAS CHINAS?

Dice la frase: Sr. X, reiterando que ha existido hasta la fecha una separación total a través del mecanismo de la murallas chinas entre sus funciones propias y las de otras áreas de su Grupo con potenciales adquirentes de la Compañía.

Cualquier sugerencia seria de gran ayuda. Gracias!
Poughkeepsie
chinese walls
Explanation:
see wikipedia link
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John Rynne
Local time: 20:36
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Great translation, thanks for your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +6chinese walls
John Rynne
4'chinese walls'
John Rawlins


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
chinese walls


Explanation:
see wikipedia link


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_wall
John Rynne
Local time: 20:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 442
Grading comment
Great translation, thanks for your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Rawlins: great minds think alike!
1 min
  -> ta
agree  Jenny Forbes: I've often seen Chinese walls referred to in texts of this kind, but why omit "mechanism"? .. "By the Chinese walls mechanism".
31 mins
  -> no need for "mechanism" - "using Chinese walls" says it all
agree  Cecilia Della Croce
1 hr
  -> tak
agree  alexfromsd
1 hr
agree  Neyde
2 hrs
agree  Victoria Frazier
3 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
'chinese walls'


Explanation:
'Walls' that supposedly stop different departments sharing confidential information within a company.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_wall
John Rawlins
Spain
Local time: 20:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 78
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