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offshore banking unit [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Finance
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- offshore financial centre
1, record 1, English, offshore%20financial%20centre
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- off-shore financial centre 2, record 1, English, off%2Dshore%20financial%20centre
correct
- off-shore center 2, record 1, English, off%2Dshore%20center
correct
- off-shore centre 3, record 1, English, off%2Dshore%20centre
correct
- offshore centre 4, record 1, English, offshore%20centre
correct
- offshore place 5, record 1, English, offshore%20place
correct
- off-shore financial center 2, record 1, English, off%2Dshore%20financial%20center
correct
- offshore banking unit 6, record 1, English, offshore%20banking%20unit
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A centre for financial and banking activity, usually between non-residents, established in countries with liberal business and tax legislation, e.g. Bahamas, Hong Kong, etc. 3, record 1, English, - offshore%20financial%20centre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
offshore place: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 7, record 1, English, - offshore%20financial%20centre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- offshore financial center
- offshore center
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Finances
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- place extraterritoriale
1, record 1, French, place%20extraterritoriale
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- centre financier extraterritorial 2, record 1, French, centre%20financier%20extraterritorial
correct, masculine noun
- centre financier offshore 3, record 1, French, centre%20financier%20offshore
avoid, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Place sur laquelle des agents économiques, notamment des banques, bénéficient de conditions d'exercice particulières, principalement sur le plan fiscal et du contrôle des changes, de sorte qu'ils y domicilient certaines opérations internationales traitées ailleurs et avec des non-résidents. 4, record 1, French, - place%20extraterritoriale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
place extraterritoriale : terme normalisé par le gouvernement de la France. 5, record 1, French, - place%20extraterritoriale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
place extraterritoriale : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 5, record 1, French, - place%20extraterritoriale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Finanzas
- Operaciones bancarias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- centro financiero transnacional
1, record 1, Spanish, centro%20financiero%20transnacional
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- centro financiero supranacional 1, record 1, Spanish, centro%20financiero%20supranacional
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-04-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- offshore banking unit
1, record 2, English, offshore%20banking%20unit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- OBU 1, record 2, English, OBU
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Department within a bank that, in certain countries (e.g., Bahrain), is permitted to engage in specific transactions (usually Euromarket business) that ordinary domestic banks are not allowed to do. 1, record 2, English, - offshore%20banking%20unit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- service extraterritorial
1, record 2, French, service%20extraterritorial
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- service offshore 1, record 2, French, service%20offshore
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'adjectif «extraterritorial» a été uniformisé par le gouvernement de la France (Journal officiel de la République française, 2 avril 1987, p. 3658). 2, record 2, French, - service%20extraterritorial
Record 2, Key term(s)
- service bancaire extraterritorial
- service bancaire offshore
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- departamento bancario considerado como extraterritorial
1, record 2, Spanish, departamento%20bancario%20considerado%20como%20extraterritorial
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2, Key term(s)
- departamento bancario extraterritorial
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