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ENCAJE BANCARIO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-09-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
- Taxation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- required reserves
1, record 1, English, required%20reserves
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- reserve requirement 2, record 1, English, reserve%20requirement
correct
- reserves 1, record 1, English, reserves
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The statutory requirement on chartered banks to hold reserves against certain of their deposit liabilities, with these reserves kept on deposit with the Bank of Canada. 3, record 1, English, - required%20reserves
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is now generally agreed that the prime function of reserve requirements is no longer to provide liquidity but to offer instruments through which the central bank can control the volume of bank loans and investments and thereby influence the demand for goods and services so as to achieve the nation's economic goals. 4, record 1, English, - required%20reserves
Record 1, Key term(s)
- minimum reserve requirement
- required cash reserves
- reserve requirements
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
- Fiscalité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- réserves obligatoires
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A9serves%20obligatoires
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- réserves - encaisse 2, record 1, French, r%C3%A9serves%20%2D%20encaisse
feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sommes que chaque établissement de crédit doit conserver à la banque centrale sous forme de dépôts. 3, record 1, French, - r%C3%A9serves%20obligatoires
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Operaciones bancarias
- Sistema tributario
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- reserva obligatoria
1, record 1, Spanish, reserva%20obligatoria
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- encaje legal 2, record 1, Spanish, encaje%20legal
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se denomina encaje bancario a las reservas de dinero legal que los bancos han de mantener en su caja y en el banco central para atender a la demanda de efectivo por parte de sus depositantes. 3, record 1, Spanish, - reserva%20obligatoria
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
encaje metálico, encaje bancario. 3, record 1, Spanish, - reserva%20obligatoria
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Pricing Theory
- Market Prices
- Industry-Government Relations (Econ.)
- Foreign Trade
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- price control
1, record 2, English, price%20control
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- price regulation 2, record 2, English, price%20regulation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A governmental policy to maximise the price of a commodity or commodities, to protect the consumer against high prices. This is done for political reasons on occasions when the government wishes to keep down wages/inflation. [Klein, Gérald. Dictionary of Banking. Pitman Publishing, 1995.] 3, record 2, English, - price%20control
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Government price regulation is not needed ... Eighteen pharmaceutical companies, with more than two-thirds of U.S. sales, have pledged to keep prices at or below inflation - and are honoring their pledges.... 4, record 2, English, - price%20control
Record 2, Key term(s)
- control of prices
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Théorie des prix
- Prix (Commercialisation)
- Relations de l'industrie avec l'État (Écon.)
- Commerce extérieur
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- contrôle des prix
1, record 2, French, contr%C3%B4le%20des%20prix
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- réglementation des prix 2, record 2, French, r%C3%A9glementation%20des%20prix
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action exercée par les pouvoirs publics en matière de prix en vue de surveiller le libre jeu de la loi de l'offre et de la demande et même de le limiter ou de le supprimer. 3, record 2, French, - contr%C3%B4le%20des%20prix
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Teoría de fijación de precios
- Precios (Comercialización)
- Relaciones de la industria con el Estado (Economía)
- Comercio exterior
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- control de precios
1, record 2, Spanish, control%20de%20precios
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- regulación de precios 2, record 2, Spanish, regulaci%C3%B3n%20de%20precios
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Medida de política financiera que realizan las autoridades hacendarias con el fin de controlar los volúmenes monetarios del encaje legal bancario, de tal forma que el crédito pueda contraerse, expandirse o mantenerse constante. 3, record 2, Spanish, - control%20de%20precios
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