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FOREIGN EXCHANGE NETTING [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
- Foreign Trade
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- foreign exchange position
1, record 1, English, foreign%20exchange%20position
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- exchange position 2, record 1, English, exchange%20position
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is up to head office, through its foreign exchange trading desk or department, to balance the foreign exchange position. If a bank finds itself an over-all seller of foreign exchange, after netting out all the foreign exchange sales and purchases of its branches across the country, head office will undertake to buy foreign exchange to offset the depletion of its foreign exchange holdings. 3, record 1, English, - foreign%20exchange%20position
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
- Commerce extérieur
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- position de change
1, record 1, French, position%20de%20change
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Solde net de toutes les opérations au comptant et à terme effectuées par une entité sur une monnaie étrangère [...] 2, record 1, French, - position%20de%20change
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une position de change, même si elle est de courte durée, fait courir à l'entité un risque de change. 2, record 1, French, - position%20de%20change
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
- Comercio exterior
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- posición cambiaria
1, record 1, Spanish, posici%C3%B3n%20cambiaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- situación de las reservas de divisas 2, record 1, Spanish, situaci%C3%B3n%20de%20las%20reservas%20de%20divisas
feminine noun
- nivel de divisas 2, record 1, Spanish, nivel%20de%20divisas
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Saldo neto de todas las operaciones al contado y en fecha futura realizadas en divisas. 1, record 1, Spanish, - posici%C3%B3n%20cambiaria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La posición puede estar en crédito, en débito o en equilibrio. 1, record 1, Spanish, - posici%C3%B3n%20cambiaria
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-09-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Government Accounting
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- netting
1, record 2, English, netting
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Netting. Perhaps nowhere in cash management is there an opportunity to cut costs as readily as through the implementation of a netting system. This allows companies to "net" intracompany payments so that fewer transactions will occur. Firms have realized that they can sharply reduce the number of foreign exchange transactions and funds transfers by offsetting payments among subsidiaries within a corporate group. 2, record 2, English, - netting
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
netting: term published in the Journal officiel by the Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie of the Government of France. 3, record 2, English, - netting
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Comptabilité publique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- compensation monétaire de groupe
1, record 2, French, compensation%20mon%C3%A9taire%20de%20groupe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- CMG 2, record 2, French, CMG
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- compensation interne 3, record 2, French, compensation%20interne
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Technique d'optimisation de la trésorerie d'un groupe, principalement à l'égard du risque de change, et consistant à compenser les dettes et créancesm, par devises, à l'intérieur du groupe. 4, record 2, French, - compensation%20mon%C3%A9taire%20de%20groupe
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
compensation monétaire de groupe; CMG : terme, abréviation et définition publiés au Journal officiel par la Commission générale de terminologie et de néologie du gouvernement de la France. 5, record 2, French, - compensation%20mon%C3%A9taire%20de%20groupe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-08-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Air Pollution
- Environmental Law
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- netting concept
1, record 3, English, netting%20concept
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An incentive control measure which exempts factory modernization from the burdensome pre-construction review as long as other reductions ensure that the net plant-wide emissions do not increase. 1, record 3, English, - netting%20concept
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Netting. Perhaps nowhere in cash management is there an opportunity to cut costs as readily as through the implementation of a netting system. This allows companies to "net" intracompany payments so that fewer transactions will occur. Firms have realized that they can sharply reduce the number of foreign exchange transactions and funds transfers by offsetting payments among subsidiaries within a corporate group. 2, record 3, English, - netting%20concept
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Compare with "bubble concept", "offset concept" and "banking concept". All these concepts have been recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency in the U.S.A. Information supplied by Mr. John Hillborne, Environment Canada. 3, record 3, English, - netting%20concept
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pollution de l'air
- Droit environnemental
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- principe de la compensation intérieure au groupe
1, record 3, French, principe%20de%20la%20compensation%20int%C3%A9rieure%20au%20groupe
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- principe de la compensation interne 1, record 3, French, principe%20de%20la%20compensation%20interne
proposal, masculine noun
- principe de compensation intra-muros 1, record 3, French, principe%20de%20compensation%20intra%2Dmuros
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
compensation monétaire de groupe : Technique d'optimisation de la trésorerie d'un groupe principalement à l'égard du risque de change, et consistant à compenser les dettes et créances, par devises, à l'intérieur du groupe. 2, record 3, French, - principe%20de%20la%20compensation%20int%C3%A9rieure%20au%20groupe
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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