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FOREIGN CURRENCY CREDIT [4 records]

Record 1 2012-09-12

English

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

... a convention whereby two units(general government or credit institutions) agree, at the request of one of them, to exchange the national currency of the unit requesting the swap for foreign currency at an agreed rate of exchange and at the same time of repayment for the reverse transaction to take place at a previously agreed rate of exchange.

CONT

Swap arrangement ... is designed to permit a central bank to intervene in the foreign exchange market so as to retard speculative pressures on its currency.

CONT

The Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve have agreed to extend their expanded US $30 billion swap facility (reciprocal currency arrangement) to 30 October 2009. This expanded swap facility, originally announced on 29 September 2008, was initially set to expire on 30 April 2009.

CONT

A swap line is another term for a temporary reciprocal currency arrangement between central banks.

Key term(s)
  • reciprocal credit agreement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Finances
  • Commerce extérieur
DEF

[...] contrat par lequel deux parties conviennent d'échanger des flux financiers sur une certaine période et selon une formule préétablie.

CONT

La SFI [Société Financière Internationale] accorde à la BISA [Banco Industrial S.A] des lignes de crédit réciproques.

Key term(s)
  • facilité de crédit croisé
  • contrat d'échange
  • accord d'échange

Spanish

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

Entre bancos centrales.

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Record 2 2011-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic Conditions and Forecasting
  • National and International Economics
CONT

Macroeconomic indicators characterize the level of economic development and indicate either economic growth or a decline. They are also used for price tendency forecasting purposes.

OBS

The main macroeconomic indicators are : consumer credit, consumer price index(CPI), current account balance, export, gold and foreign currency reserves, gross domestic product(GDP), import, industrial production, producer price index(PPI), retail, trade balance and unemployment rate.

Key term(s)
  • macro-economic indicator
  • macro-economic variable

French

Domaine(s)
  • Prévisions et conjonctures économiques
  • Économie nationale et internationale
CONT

Au nombre des indicateurs macroéconomiques pertinents figurent les données sur la croissance [économique], les tendances de la balance des paiements, le niveau et la volatilité de l'inflation, les taux d'intérêt et de change, l'augmentation du crédit et les variations du prix des actifs [...]

OBS

macroéconomique : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Key term(s)
  • indicateur macro-économique
  • variable macro-économique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Previsiones y condiciones económicas
  • Economía nacional e internacional
CONT

Entre los indicadores macroeconómicos pertinentes, figuran los datos sobre el crecimiento [económico], las tendencias de la balanza de pagos, el nivel y la inestabilidad de la inflación, las tasas de interés y los tipos de cambio, el aumento del crédito y la variación de los precios de los activos [...]

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Record 3 2008-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
CONT

The foreign currency transaction fee for credit card purchases [comprises] two parts-the fee percentage charged by the card payment network(such as Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express) and the fee percentage added by the card issuer(such as Citibank, Chase, Bank of America).

CONT

Visa and MasterCard each charge 1 percent of purchases as a foreign transaction fee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
CONT

RBC Dexia Investor Services (IS) continue d'afficher un bon rendement; ses revenus ont augmenté comparativement à l'an dernier, en raison de l'accroissement des services de garde et des activités de prêt de titres, de la hausse des frais de transaction en devises [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 2001-05-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finance
CONT

... in the case of a transaction in excess of $1, 000, or its equivalent in a foreign currency, that is carried out by an individual, the name of that individual;(b) every customer credit file that is created in the normal course of business; and(c) every internal memorandum that is received or created in the normal course of business and that concerns account operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Finances
CONT

[...] dans le cas d'une opération de plus de 1 000 $, ou son équivalent en devises étrangères, effectuée par un individu, le nom de cet individu; b) tous les dossiers de crédit constitués dans le cours normal de leurs activités; c) toutes les notes de service internes concernant la tenue des comptes qui sont reçues ou établies dans le cours normal de leurs activités.

Spanish

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