7. Список рекомендуемой литературы

1. Бонк, Н.А. Английский язык. Курс для начинающих / Н.А. Бонк, И.И. Левина, И.А. Бонк. – М.: Прин-Ди, 1994.

2. Блинова, С.И. Практика английского языка. Сборник упражнений по грамматике / С.И. Блинова, Е.П. Чарекова и др. С-Пб.: Союз, 1998. –384 с.

3. Голицынский, Ю.Б. Грамматика: сб. упр./ Ю.Б. Голицынский. – СПб.: Каро, 2006. – 544 с.

4. Дубовик, Е.И. Английский язык для студентов – заочников первого года обучения / Е.И. Дубовик. – Минск: Бриллиант, 1997. – 112 с.

5. Шевелева, С.А. Основы экономики и бизнеса: Учеб. пособие по английскому языку. / С.А. Шевелева, В.Е. Стогов– М.: ЮНИТИ, 2001. –515 с.

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Banking in Britain

1. Since the 17^th century Britain has been known for its prominence in banking. The capital, London, still remains a major financial center, and virtually all the world’s leading commercial banks are represented there. The present structure of the British banking system consists of the Bank of England, commercial or clearing banks and specialized banking institutions as the discount houses and merchant banks.

2. The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1694. The Bank's roles and functions have evolved and changed over its three-hundred year history. Since its foundation, it has been the Government's banker and, since the late 18th century, it has been banker to the banking system more generally - the bankers' bank. As well as providing banking services to its customers, the Bank of England manages the UK's foreign exchange and gold reserves.

3. The commercial or clearing banks deal with the general public. The four large English com­mercial banks are known as the Big Four. They are Barclays, Lloyds, the Midland, and the Na­tional Westminster. These banks render various services to companies and individuals. Some of the services are: to receive or accept from their customers the deposits of money, to make loans to their customers, to exchange money, to issue various banker’s cards etc.

4. Clearing banks, with their national branch networks, dominate British banking. They are the key links in the transfer of business payments through the checking system, as well as the primary source of short-term business finance. Moreover, through their ownership and control over subsidiaries, the big British banks can influence other financial markets.

5. Merchant banks and discount houses deal only with special customers providing funds for special purposes. They accept commercial bills of exchange and offer quite a lot of financial serv­ices. They also provide advisory services about new issues of securities, takeovers, mergers, and reor­ganizations.

6. A restructuring in the banking industry took place in the late 1970s. The Banking Act of 1979 formalized Bank of England control over the British banking system, which was previously supervised on an informal basis. Only institutions approved by the Bank of England as “recognized banks” or “licensed deposit-taking institutions” may accept deposits from the public. The act also extended Bank of England control over the new financial intermediaries that have flourished since 1960.