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FOREIGN EXCHANGE PERMIT [3 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

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 1995-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
OBS

Because of this foreign debt situation the government can only achieve the trade surplus by restricting imports through the awarding of import permits and foreign exchange allotments. At this point the civilian government has not granted the military all necessary approvals and any increase in price could jeopardize the finalization of the currency permit for US dollars to pay for the deal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

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Record 3 1988-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
OBS

Convertibility : the ability of owners of one currency to exchange it for other foreign currencies(or gold) in the open market. Some countries permit a portion of their currencies to be convertible and will designate accounts that way.(From the Comptroller's Handbook of Mercantile Bank).

OBS

Information provided by the National Bank of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
CONT

La part du pays d'origine est divisée en douze mensualités et une prime de fin d'année. Elle est versée en monnaie locale sur un compte convertible.

Spanish

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