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OPTIONAL CURRENCY [1 record]

Record 1 2000-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Coins and Bank Notes
  • Foreign Trade
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
OBS

In the context of the Banking and Financial Statistics, when the currency of issue is "optional" the issues are payable in Canadian or U.S. dollars; Canadian dollars or sterling; Canadian dollars, U.S. dollars, or sterling. Canadian dollar issues placed in overseas markets are included with issues payable in Eurodollars.

Key term(s)
  • optional currencies

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pièces de monnaie et billets de banque
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
OBS

Dans le contexte des Statistiques bancaires et financières, la mention «au choix», dans le cas de la monnaie de paiement, signifie que les obligations sont payables en dollars canadiens ou en dollars É.U.; en dollars canadiens ou en livres sterling, en dollars canadiens, en dollars É.U. ou en livres sterling. Les émissions libellées en eurodollars comprennent les émissions en dollars canadiens vendues sur les marchés d'outre-mer.

Key term(s)
  • devises optionnelles

Spanish

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