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Record 1 2004-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

The area within which it was possible freely to transfer sterling until June 1972; it consisted of the group of countries which transacted the bulk of their trade in sterling and held most of their external reserves in sterling. It first received formal definition in 1939 ...

Key term(s)
  • sterling zone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

Avec la déclaration de guerre le Royaume-Uni met en place une réglementation des changes pour protéger ses réserves, et, le 3 septembre 1939, la zone sterling reçoit sa définition légale. En font partie les pays qui acceptent de mettre en place une réglementation identique, en contrepartie de quoi les mouvements de capitaux et les paiements resteront libres au sein de la zone, pendant la durée du conflit.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
  • Comercio exterior
OBS

Área de influencia de la libra esterlina.

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