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TRANSACTION BASIS [1 record]

Record 1 1995-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Phraseology
DEF

This term, synonymous with economic basis, is sometimes used to denote a balance of payments appropriately compiled to cover the transactions that have taken place rather than to reflect the receipts and payments to which they give rise.

OBS

Term used by the International Monetary Fund.

OBS

Compare with "payment basis" and "settlement basis".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Phraséologie
DEF

Ce terme, synonyme de en termes économiques, est parfois utilisé pour indiquer une balance des paiements établie de façon adéquate de manière à couvrir les transactions effectives plutôt que les recettes et paiements auxquels ces transactions ont donné lieu.

OBS

Terme en usage au Fonds monétaire international.

Key term(s)
  • sur la base des paiements
  • sur la base des règlements

Spanish

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