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Record 1 2011-06-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Loans
CONT

Where the bank commits to granting a facility at a future date (a forward commitment), the original maturity of the commitment is to be measured from the date the commitment is accepted until the final date that drawdowns are permitted.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Prêts et emprunts
CONT

[...] l'engagement à terme consiste en un accord bilatéral : obligation du banquier de prêter à un taux convenu, un montant convenu, à une date convenue; obligation pour l'emprunteur d'effectuer ce tirage aux conditions convenues. On notera que la liquidité est garantie, ainsi que le taux.

OBS

[Outil] de gestion des taux fixes [dont le] but est de s'assurer un taux fixe connu aujourd'hui pour un emprunt dont le tirage est prévu pour le futur.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Préstamos
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Record 2 1985-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Accounting
CONT

Forward commitments are dependent upon appropriations of future fiscal years for their payment. When payments will be made from both current and future fiscal year appropriations only the obligation or portion of the obligation that will be paid from future year appropriations are forward commitments.

OBS

Forward commitment: Officially approved by the Management Committee for the BCF(budgetary, accounting and finance) Glossary. Use of this term is mandatory in Canadian government texts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité publique
DEF

(...) aménagement du principe d'annualité permettant d'engager certaines dépenses avant l'ouverture des crédits sur lesquels ces dépenses seront imputées, la réalisation des travaux, fournitures ou services correspondants restant différée jusqu'après l'ouverture de ces crédits.

OBS

Engagement par anticipation terme uniformisé par le Comité de gestion du Lexique BCF budgétaire, comptable et financier) et d'usage obligatoire dans la Fonction publique fédérale.

Spanish

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