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GOVERNMENT SAVINGS INSTITUTION [1 record]

Record 1 1987-05-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Investment
  • Loans
DEF

Lending your money to a borrower who pays you interest for the use of your money over a variable or fixed term, and repays the principal or face value on demand or at maturity.

OBS

For example, in the case of debt investments such as savings accounts or term deposits the borrower is a financial institution, while in the case of bonds or debentures the borrower is the government or a corporation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Investissements et placements
  • Prêts et emprunts
DEF

Désigne l'argent confié à un emprunteur qui vous verse des intérêts fixes ou variables pour utiliser votre argent et qui vous le rembourse à sa valeur nominale sur demande ou à l'échéance.

OBS

Dans le cas des dépôts à terme ou des comptes d'épargne, l'institution financière joue le rôle de l'emprunteur, alors que pour les obligations ou les débentures, l'administration publique ou une société représentent l'emprunteur.

Spanish

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