英国《每日电讯报》25/07/20072 `- f8 D0 ]5 z3 N9 |
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Why doing business with the dragon is a Chinese puzzle 7 b2 Z x4 h' m' q" {4 f, _; E" \# J( q( G$ }
$ C( U, D8 m+ h( o2 w% uBarclays' chief executive, John Varley, is not the sort to bang back a few lagers at lunchtime. But who could blame him for sinking a Tsingtao beer with his chow mein and chips, after the deal he has just done with the Chinese?5 Z4 n$ i- ?" q8 Y
( h0 o2 x1 p5 c8 L" DBy securing an investment of up to £6.6bn from the state-owned China Development Bank (CDB), Varley has boosted Barclays' chances in its battle with Royal Bank of Scotland to buy the Dutch bank, ABN Amro.5 v2 a( U5 X$ t) i n* |5 P
c( A9 a5 E* C& D) y4 c- U& cFar more significant, however, is the long-term "guanxi" (relationship) that Barclays has established with the world's powerhouse of growth.7 s: ^/ ^6 M; c3 W; B1 L
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英国巴克莱银行首席执行官约翰•瓦利，不是那种在午餐时间喝啤酒的人，但在和中国人谈完一单生意（指中国国家开发银行参股巴克莱）后，他吃炒面和炸土豆条时，豪饮一通青岛啤酒，又有谁会去责怪他呢？ $ P# g: y* T, e% Q0 D
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从中国国家开发银行得到一笔高达66亿英镑（约990亿元人民币）的投资后，瓦利使巴克莱银行在收购荷兰银行上，拥有更多机会战胜竞争对手苏格兰皇家银行。在很多海外公司渴望进入中国之际，瓦利却说服中国人出资参加他的俱乐部。 . {$ o1 u% \6 x! k% p! @# l0 ]& ]+ w/ Z) k) C( P" M! h
这是迄今中国对外国公司做出的最大一笔投资。投资者对此充满信心，巴克莱银行的股票涨了5%左右。瓦利说：“中国国家开发银行可以选择全球任何一家银行，但它偏偏看中了巴克莱，因为我们做好了结盟的准备。这给了我们真正的动力。” : ]1 Z3 W( l" x" X% H6 m
