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Record 1 2004-09-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
  • Financial and Budgetary Management
CONT

idle: Unused, unoccupied, unproductive, or unemployed. Examples include idle capital, idle capacity, or an idle worker.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
  • Gestion budgétaire et financière
CONT

Selon qu'il existe ou non des capitaux oisifs, la technique [de la détaxation] différera. Dans le premier cas, le problème est de les amener à s'investir, dans le second, de susciter leur formation ou leur venue. Dans la première hypothèse, les détenteurs doivent donc être poussés à renoncer à leurs liquidités. Il s'agit d'accroître l'intérêt, la rentabilité des investissements.

Key term(s)
  • capital inactif
  • capitaux oisifs
  • capitaux inactifs

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Finanzas
  • Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
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