Absolute Banking English is written for upper-intermediate and advanced learners of English who work in banking or the financial sector. It is designed for people who need to communicate internationally in English on a daily basis. Absolute Banking English: - discusses topics which reflect the ever-changing language of banking English and shift in priorities of bankers in the last decade - aims to develop the core skills required by international bankers in their day-to-day working life: reading financial texts; developing key banking vocabulary; listening and responding to presentations and talks; and communicating in a variety of job-specific situations - contains the specialist terminology, synonyms, abbreviations and idiomatic expressions of a particular topic area of banking in each unit - offers a balanced range of exercises and communication activities in each unit - contains 12 thematic units, each divided into four key skills sections – Listening file, Vocabulary file, Reading file and Communicator file – plus four Review sections