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GOLD CONVERTIBLE EXCHANGE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-05-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- gold exchange standard
1, record 1, English, gold%20exchange%20standard
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
International monetary exchange system, a variation of the gold standard in which central bank reserves are held in gold bullion and in reserve currencies that are convertible into gold. 2, record 1, English, - gold%20exchange%20standard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- étalon de change-or
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9talon%20de%20change%2Dor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- système de l'étalon de change-or 2, record 1, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20l%27%C3%A9talon%20de%20change%2Dor
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système monétaire international dans lequel les banques centrales conservent concurremment, dans les réserves publiques de change, de l'or et des devises convertibles en or, mais sans assurer la convertibilité interne. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9talon%20de%20change%2Dor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce système monétaire [...] se caractérise ainsi : - les réserves des banques centrales ne sont pas constituées seulement d'or mais aussi de monnaies dites «de réserve», de nos jours essentiellement des Dollars US, - la monnaie émise dans un pays n'est pas convertible en or, mais chaque monnaie a cependant une définition légale par rapport à l'or et celle-ci est officiellement déclarée auprès du Fonds Monétaire International, - les monnaies de réserve sont convertibles en or. Ce (dernier) principe est resté cependant théorique [...] 4, record 1, French, - %C3%A9talon%20de%20change%2Dor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cet étalon a disparu en août 1971 avec l'abandon de la convertibilité du dollar en or. 5, record 1, French, - %C3%A9talon%20de%20change%2Dor
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Política monetaria y mercado de cambios
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- patrón de cambio oro
1, record 1, Spanish, patr%C3%B3n%20de%20cambio%20oro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Patrón] que estuvo en vigor para el sistema monetario de los EE.UU. desde 1948 - al hacerse efectivos los acuerdos de Bretton Woods - hasta 1971, cuando se declaró la inconvertibilidad del dólar en oro. 1, record 1, Spanish, - patr%C3%B3n%20de%20cambio%20oro
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Los Estados socios del FMI se consideraban incluidos en este patrón, al garantizar la convertibilidad de sus monedas en dólares, los cuales a su vez podían cambiarse por oro; si bien solamente por los bancos centrales. Aunque formalmente el patrón de cambio oro sólo desapareció en 1971, ya desde mediados de los años 50, al ser las reservas de oro de EE.UU., del Fuerte Knox, inferiores al volumen de los dólares de EE.UU. fuera de su territorio, la convertibilidad pasó a ser virtualmente incumplible. Esta situación de facto se superó por medio de acuerdos entre EE.UU. y los bancos centrales de los países con mayores reservas de dólares, que se comprometieron a no reclamar su convertibilidad; la excepción en este sentido fue la Francia de De Gaulle. 1, record 1, Spanish, - patr%C3%B3n%20de%20cambio%20oro
Record 2 - internal organization data 1988-06-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- convertible account
1, record 2, English, convertible%20account
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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). 1, record 2, English, - convertible%20account
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Information provided by the National Bank of Canada. 1, record 2, English, - convertible%20account
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- compte convertible
1, record 2, French, compte%20convertible
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 2, French, - compte%20convertible
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- repurchase 1, record 3, English, repurchase
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...)--[are] transactions between a member and the Fund in which a member reacquires its own currency from the Fund in exchange for gold or convertible currencies acceptable to the Fund. 1, record 3, English, - repurchase
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rachat 1, record 3, French, rachat
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[les] -- [sont des] opérations entre un membre et le Fonds par lesquelles le membre rachète au Fonds sa propre monnaie contre de l'or ou des monnaies convertibles [trad.] 1, record 3, French, - rachat
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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