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Biz Matters: Swiss shock as their currency soars, 16 Jan 15

Fri, 16 Jan 15

The Swiss franc soared after the central bank removed the cap on its value against the euro. The Swiss National Bank also increased the amount investors¹ have to pay to lend to the government. The Thai authorities have a plan now to get prisoners reaching the end of their sentences to work fishing boats - we hear from campaigners for an end to this practice. Google announces it will stop selling it's Google Glass device...for now. And we discuss the business implications of an aging population. Alison Van Diggelen, from Fresh Dialogues, joins from San Francisico in America, and Bloomberg's Nisid Hajari contributes from Singapore.

1 investors   

n.投资者，出资者( investor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars 诈取投资者几百万元的骗子
• a cash bonanza for investors 投资者的赚钱机会