While there are limited lending opportunities in the short-term,

While there are limited lending opportunities in the short-term, there appears considerable scope for foreign banks to undertake profitable business over the longer term. The need to develop business relationships with Chinese enterprises and government officials have persuaded a large number of foreign banks to open representative offices in Beijing or other parts of China．
【正确答案】：尽管从短期来看，存在有限的借出机会，但是从长远看来外国银行进行有利可图的商业活动是很有前景的。由于需要与中国企业和政府官员发展商业，一大批外国银行在北京和中国的其他地方设立了代办处。
【题目解析】：while翻译成“尽管”；in the short-term翻译成“从短期来看”；limited lending opportunities翻译成“有限的借出机会”；considerable scope for翻译成“对......很有前景”；undertake profitable business 翻译成“有利可图的商业活动”；a large number of翻译成“一大批”；representative offices翻译成“代办处”。