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DEBT COMMODITY SWAP [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- debt commodity swap
1, record 1, English, debt%20commodity%20swap
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- commodity swap 2, record 1, English, commodity%20swap
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A payment of a developing country debt in Kind. One procedure used is that the lender takes a specific earmarked percentage of the receipts from the exports of a specific product or group of products, provided that the exports result from promotion by the lender. 3, record 1, English, - debt%20commodity%20swap
Record 1, Key term(s)
- debt for export deal
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conversion de créances en marchandises
1, record 1, French, conversion%20de%20cr%C3%A9ances%20en%20marchandises
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- conversion de dettes en marchandises 1, record 1, French, conversion%20de%20dettes%20en%20marchandises
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Échange de créances contre une participation aux recettes d'exportation de produits de base. 2, record 1, French, - conversion%20de%20cr%C3%A9ances%20en%20marchandises
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ce système équivaut à un paiement en nature de la dette des PED [pays en développement]. L'idée de base est de promouvoir des exportations d'un PED et de prélever sur celles-ci pour réduire sa créance sur le pays 3, record 1, French, - conversion%20de%20cr%C3%A9ances%20en%20marchandises
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[L'acquéreur de la créance] va échanger cette créance contre des marchandises avec l'accord de la banque centrale. 3, record 1, French, - conversion%20de%20cr%C3%A9ances%20en%20marchandises
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Termes créés par analogie avec les expressions «conversion de dettes en prises de participation» (Bulletin du FMI,1988, vol.17, no. 21, p. 361), et «conversion de dettes en actifs» (Revue de la presse étrangère, 12 mars 1989, p. 1), (debt-equity swap"). 1, record 1, French, - conversion%20de%20cr%C3%A9ances%20en%20marchandises
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- conversión de la deuda en productos básicos.
1, record 1, Spanish, conversi%C3%B3n%20de%20la%20deuda%20en%20productos%20b%C3%A1sicos%2E
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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