| Willingness to fund infrastructure development will provide a competitive advantage for Chinese companies seeking to invest in mining assets in regions like Africa and Latin America, Ernst & Young said Monday. |
安永公司本周一表示，對有意投資南美洲及非洲等地區礦業資產的中國企業而言，在基礎建設方面提供資金將帶來競爭優勢。 |
| Mike Elliott, the leader of Ernst & Young's global mining and metals sector, said Chinese companies dominated the mining and metals transactions market in 2009, and he predicted the competition for assets in 2010 will be much higher. |
安永全球采礦與金屬業主管合伙人Mike Elliott表示，2009年全球在采礦和金屬行業的并購項目當中，中國占的比例最高。而2010年各方面對資產的競爭將更為激烈。 |
| Last year, many of the investments were in developed countries. For instance, the assets based in Australia, Canada and the United States accounted for 44 percent of all global transactions. |
去年，并購投資的地點以發達國家的比例較高。例如，澳大利亞、加拿大及美國的資產占去年全球交易總額的44%。 |
| "This year, global investor focus begins to turn to regions with more perceived political risk," Elliott told China.org.cn. |
Mike Elliott告訴中國網記者：“今年，全球各地的投資者重點已轉到被視為政治風險較高的地區。” |
| "Mining asset prices in the lowest risk regions have been bid up, which means assets in some of the higher risk, new mineral provinces are good value buying for the risk they represent. And this provides a great opportunity for Chinese companies looking for lower cost assets," he said. |
他說：“最低風險地區的礦業資產價格已被抬高，這就意味著在一些風險較高的地區，新采礦省份的資產價格相對其風險而言更具有投資價值，對于尋找較低成本資產的中國企業來說將是一大機遇。” |
| Statistics from Ernst & Young indicate that from 2000 to 2009 the number of Chinese dominated transactions reached 370 and were worth US$50 billion. |
據安永數據顯示，在過去十年間，中國主導的礦業財務交易數量已經高達370項，總交易額超過500億美元。（1美元約合6.83元人民幣） |
| Last year, the global trading volume increased to more than US$60 billion while China accounted for 27 percent of the gross. |
去年，全球礦業和金屬業并購交易總額增長到600億美元以上，其中中國企業的并購交易額占全球總額的27%。 |
| "China spearheaded the emergence of new capital providers," Elliott said. "Chinese enterprises have the cash and the need to launch an aggressive bid for mining and metal assets." |
Elliott說：“中國已經成為新興資本提供者中的一股新動力，中國企業擁有對采礦和金屬資產開展并購的資金實力和需求。” |
