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French term or phrase:
ampleur des économies
English translation:
the scale (of savings/economies)
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Germaine A Hoston
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ampleur des économies
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In an article about the innovation and perfomrance in the banking industry:
La banque universelle est plus incitée à s’engager dans l’activité de crédit plutôt que dans celle de marché et, d’autre part, que la constitution de la banque universelle est motivée par l’ampleur des économies.
I'm not sure how best to translate this phrase. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
La banque universelle est plus incitée à s’engager dans l’activité de crédit plutôt que dans celle de marché et, d’autre part, que la constitution de la banque universelle est motivée par l’ampleur des économies.
I'm not sure how best to translate this phrase. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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| 3 +1 | the scale (of savings/economies) |
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| 3 -1 | the economy of scale |
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the scale (of savings/economies)
though may depend on the answer to Bourth's question
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Alain P.
: here "economies" means "savings" clearly as retail banking relies on people savings
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the economy of scale
this is what it is commonly called in English
Peer comment(s):
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Bourth (X)
: I thought that was "économie d'échelle" ...
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| disagree |
Alain P.
: that means "économies d'échelle" in french
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| neutral |
rkillings
: "economies [pl.] of scale" could well be what the writer meant, although universal banks are generally thought to be better explained by economies of scope.
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