Chapter 1 Money 1
1.1 Definition of Money 2
1.2 Types of Money 2
1.3 Functions of Money 6
1.4 Interest and Interest Rate 7
1.5 Money Supply 11
1.6 China’s Monetary System and RMB’s Internationalization 14
New Words16
Terms and Expressions17
Proper Names18
Notes19
Exercises20
Supplementary Reading23
Chapter 2 Foreign Exchange25
2.1 Introduction 26
2.2 Foreign Exchange Market 31
2.3 Foreign Exchange Transactions 34
2.4 Functions of the Foreign Exchange Transactions 37
2.5 Derivatives: Futures, Options and Swaps 41
New Words45
Terms and Expressions47
Proper Names48
Notes49
Exercises50
Supplementary Reading54
Chapter 3 Balance of Payments57
3.1 Definition 58
3.2 Accounting Principles 59
3.3 The Components of Balance of Payment Statement 61
3.4 A Brief Analysis of Balance of Payments 71
New Words74
Terms and Expressions76
Proper Names77
Notes77
Exercises79
Supplementary Reading82
Chapter 4 Financial Market85
4.1 Introduction 86
4.2 Money Market 89
4.3 Capital Market 94
New Words98
Terms and Expressions99
Proper Names 100
Notes 100
Exercises 102
Supplementary Reading 105
Chapter 5 Securities 109
5.1 Overview 110
5.2 Stock 112
5.3 Bond 117
New Words 126
Terms and Expressions 128
Proper Names 129
Notes 129
Exercises 130
Supplementary Reading 133
Chapter 6 Loans 137
6.1 Introduction 138
6.2 Loan Procedures 143
6.3 Major Loan Categories 151
New Words 157
Terms and Expressions 159
Proper Names 161
Notes 161
Exercises 162
Supplementary Reading 166
Chapter 8 Accounting 197
8.1 Definition 198
8.2 Some Basic Concepts of Accounting 199
8.3 Accounting Equation 203
8.4 Double Entry Bookkeeping System 205
8.5 Financial Statements 206
New Words 212
Terms and Expressions 214
Proper Names 215
Notes 216
Exercises 217
Supplementary Reading 221
Chapter 9 International Settlement (I) 225
9.1 Instruments of International Settlement 226
9.2 Remittance 235
9.3 Collection 237
New Words 242
Terms and Expressions 244
Proper Names 245
Notes 246
Exercises 248
Supplementary Reading 253
Chapter 10 International Settlement (II) 255
10.1 Definition and Features of Letter of Credit 256
10.2 Parties to a Documentary Credit 257
10.3 Procedures of a Documentary Credit 258
10.4 Types of Credit 260
New Words 266
Terms and Expressions 268
Proper Names 269
Notes 269
Exercises 271
Supplementary Reading 276
Chapter 11 E-Finance 279
11.1 Introduction 280
11.2 E-banking 280
11.3 Internet Finance 288
11.4 Potential Risks 292
11.5 Risk Prevention and Stricter Regulation 293
New Words 294
Terms and Expressions 295
Notes 296
Exercises 298
Supplementary Reading 301
Chapter 12 Insurance 303
12.1 Insurance and Risks 304
12.2 Insurance Principles 305
12.3 Insurance Contracts 308
12.4 Types of Insurance 309
12.5 Reinsurance 316
New Words 320
Terms and Expressions 323
Proper Names 324
Notes 325
Exercises 326
Supplementary Reading 330
Chapter 13 A Brief Account of Financial Crisis 333
13.1 Definition of Financial Crisis 334
13.2 Some Types of Financial Crisis 334
13.3 Causes of Financial Crisis 337
13.4 A Case Study of the Financial Crisis in 2008 341
New Words 346
Terms and Expressions 348
Proper Names 349
Notes 349
Exercises 352
Supplementary Reading 354
Chapter 14 International Monetary System 357
14.1 The Gold Standard 359
14.2 The Bretton Woods System 360
14.3 The Jamaica System 363
14.4 Reform of International Monetary System 365
New Words 367
Terms and Expressions 368
Proper Names 369
Notes 369
Exercises 371
Supplementary Reading 373
Chapter 15 Financial Institutions in China 377
15.1 The Regulatory Institutions in China 378
15.2 Banks 380
15.3 Non-bank Financial Institutions 384
15.4 Foreign-funded Financial Institutions in China 389
New Words 391
Terms and Expressions 393
Proper Names 395
Notes 396
Exercises 398
Supplementary Reading 401
Chapter 16 International Financial Institutions 403
16.1 International Monetary Fund (IMF) 404
16.2 The World Bank 409
16.3 Bank for International Settlements (BIS) 413
16.4 Asian Development Bank (ADB) 417
16.5 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) 419
New Words 421
Terms and Expressions 423
Proper Names 424
Notes 425
Exercises 427
Supplementary Reading 430