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FOREIGN CURRENCY BORROWING [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1995-02-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Investment
- Government Accounting
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Canada bill
1, record 1, English, Canada%20bill
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Short-term certificate of indebtedness issued by the Government of Canada in the United States money markets under the Government's foreign currency borrowing program. 1, record 1, English, - Canada%20bill
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Canada bills provide Canada with an additional source of short-term US funds and have the following characteristics: - issued at a discount in lieu of interest payments; - term to maturity of not more than 270 days; - transferable; and, - bought and sold on the open market. 1, record 1, English, - Canada%20bill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
- Comptabilité publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bon du Canada
1, record 1, French, bon%20du%20Canada
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Reconnaissance de dettes à court terme émise par l'État canadien sur les marchés monétaires des États-Unis en vertu du programme d'emprunt en devises étrangères du gouvernement. 1, record 1, French, - bon%20du%20Canada
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les bons du Canada procurent au Canada une source additionnelle de fonds à court terme en provenance des États-Unis, dont les modalités sont : - émis à escomptes, tenant lieu d'intérêts; - dont l'échéance ne dépasse pas 270 jours; - transférables; et, - achetés et vendus sur le marché libre. 1, record 1, French, - bon%20du%20Canada
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-04-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Loans
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- foreign currency borrowing
1, record 2, English, foreign%20currency%20borrowing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
An even broader definition of intervention would include all the exchange market transactions carried out by other entities(banks, public or private corporations) which may be considered to be directed by the government or the central bank. This is the case when borrowing that would not otherwise have been undertaken in foreign currency takes place and the proceeds are converted in the market. However, this criterion may raise very difficult questions of intent when one tries to determine which foreign currency borrowings should count as intervention. 1, record 2, English, - foreign%20currency%20borrowing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Prêts et emprunts
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- emprunt en devises
1, record 2, French, emprunt%20en%20devises
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- emprunt en monnaies 2, record 2, French, emprunt%20en%20monnaies
correct, proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une définition encore plus large des interventions comprendrait toutes les transactions sur le marché des changes effectuées par d'autres organismes (banques, entreprises des secteurs public ou privé) et qui peuvent être considérées comme faites à l'incitation du gouvernement ou de la banque centrale. C'est le cas lorsque des emprunts, qui n'auraient pas été sans cela lancés en devises étrangères, sont faits et que leur produit est converti sur le marché. Toutefois, l'application de ce critère risque de soulever des problèmes très délicats d'appréciation des intentions lorsqu'il s'agit de déterminer lesquels des emprunts en devises doivent être considérés comme des interventions. 1, record 2, French, - emprunt%20en%20devises
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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