Standard & Poor's has lowered its general view of the soundness of the Italian banking system. The agency now puts it in the same category as Brazil and Mexico. This partly reflects the high level of Italian government debt and possible spillovers to the banks. S&P says that banks' profits and the country's economic growth are likely to be weak and banks may find it harder to borrow the money they need. Andrew Walker
标普降低了意大利的银行体系健康级别,将它与巴西和墨西哥列为一个级别。这部分反映了意大利政府的高额债务,以及对银行业可能造成的溢出效果。标普称,意大利银行的赢利水平低,该国经济发展也很弱,让银行去借债可能会很难。
The Nigerian authorities have recaptured a man suspected of masterminding the deadly bombing of a church on Christmas Day. The man, Kabiru Sokoto, who's accused of being a member of the radical Islamist sect Boko Haram, was first arrested last month. His escape the next day led to the sacking of Nigeria's national police chief. Police said Kabiru Sokoto was recaptured in the eastern state of Taraba.
尼日利亚当局再次逮捕一名涉嫌策划圣诞节教堂致命爆炸案的男子,此人名叫Kabiru Sokoto,他被指控是穆斯林极端宗派博科圣地组织的成员,第一次被捕是在上个月,被捕的第二天就逃逸了,尼日利亚国家警察局长因此被解雇。警方称是在东部塔拉巴州再次将Kabiru Sokoto擒获的。