banking body

Total plastic card use is expected to exceed ￡ 269bn in 2004, just a whisker ahead of the predicted ￡ 268bn for cash payments, said a spokesman for the banking industry body the Association for Payment Clearing Services.

银行业机构付款清算服务协会发言人说，2004年使用信用卡进行交易的总额有望超过2690亿英镑，比预计的现金支付总额2680亿英镑稍高一些。

Pooling expertise on monetary policy and banking supervision within one body should help it to focus on the overall stability of the financial system.

集货币政策和银行业监管职能于一身，应该有助于欧洲央行着眼于维护金融体系的整体稳定。

EU leaders agreed on the principal of a central banking oversight body at a summit in June and promised a plan by the end of the year.

欧盟领导人在6月份的峰会上原则上同意建立一个银行监管的中央机构，并保证年底前制定计划。