Business english
retained kept by the company and not paid out in dividends.
Formalletter
Sayingwhyyou are writing I amwritingtosuggest/ tellyouabout/ enquireabout ...
I wouldliketorequestfurtherinformationabout ...
Inresponsetoyourletter of 26 February, I amwritingto ...
OrganisinginformationFirstly, .../ Secondly, .../ Inaddition, .../ Furthermore, .../ Lastly, ...
Therefore .../ However, .../ Ingeneral, .../ inthefirstplace, ...
..., eventhough/ ... therefore ...
Askingforaction I wouldbegreatfulifyoucould...
Itwouldbehelpfulifyouwould...
Pleasecouldyou...
Closingtheletter I look forwardto hearing fromyou.
Businessreports
Theannouncedrecordprofitsfor last yeardespite a slightdeclineindemandforone of theirkeyproducts,
causedbyincreasinglyfiercecompetitioninthesector.