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FOREIGN CURRENCY ACCOUNT [1 record]

Record 1 2001-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Government Accounting
DEF

A customer account maintained in a bank which is in the currency of a foreign country. [Klein, Gerald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Comptabilité publique
CONT

Comptes en devises étrangères. Les avoirs en devises étrangères sont convertis à leur valeur marchande, tandis que les avoirs en actions étrangères, les droits de tirage spéciaux et l'or sont évalués à leur coût d'achat original, et leur valeur marchande courante est indiquée dans une note explicative.

Key term(s)
  • compte-devise

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Contabilidad pública
DEF

Cuenta corriente que refleja las transacciones en moneda extranjera.

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