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BANCO COMERCIAL [1 record]

Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

State bank or "national bank", owned by stockholders, that accepts demand deposits, makes commercial and industrial loans, and performs other banking services for the public.

CONT

The balance of payments was stronger than expected for 1992 with the new foreign investment law, the agreement with the commercial banks and the new trade foreign exchange system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

Les banques commerciales font affaire principalement avec les particuliers et les entreprises privées, bien que les corps publics puissent traiter avec elles, soit comme déposants, soit comme emprunteurs.

CONT

Au Canada, les fonctions de banque commerciale sont remplies par trois types d'institutions : les banques à charte, les caisses d'épargne et les coopératives de crédit.

OBS

Ne pas confondre avec "banque d'affaires".

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Institución financiera que tiene por objeto principal recibir depósitos a la vista sobre los cuales se giran cheques, y hacer préstamos a corto plazo para suplir insuficiencias estacionales o temporales de capital de trabajo.

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