National Savings and Investments
/ˌnæʃnəl ˌseɪvɪŋz ən ɪnˈvestmənts/
/ˌnæʃnəl ˌseɪvɪŋz ən ɪnˈvestmənts/
(abbreviation NS&I)
- (in Britain
) a system that encourages people to save some of their money and enables the government to borrow money from the people. It used to be known as National Savings and before that as the Post Office Savings Bank (founded in 1861). It used to operate through post offices all over Britain, but now it operates mainly online and by mail. It offers various ways of saving and investing money, including ISAs and Premium Bonds. Many people in Britain have some money in NS&I, which raises billions of pounds for the government's Public Sector Borrowing Requirement.英国 国民储蓄和投资:这是一种鼓励人们储蓄一些钱并使政府能够从人民那里借钱的系统。它以前被称为国民储蓄银行,在此之前被称为邮局储蓄银行(成立于1861年)。它曾经在英国各地的邮局经营,但现在主要在网上和通过邮局经营。它提供了各种储蓄和投资方式,包括ISA和Premium Bonds。英国许多人在NS&I中有钱,这为政府的公共部门借贷需求筹集了数十亿英镑。