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BALANCE PAIEMENTS DOLLARS [5 records]

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Record 1 2017-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Economic History
  • National and International Economics
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

A situation in which gold and currency reserves leave the United States at such a rate that the nation suffers a balance of payments deficit.

OBS

This situation occurred in the late 1950s and prevailed through the 1960s into the mid-1970s, beginning at first with large-scale foreign aid programs following World War II, continuing with heavy military spending abroad, and climaxing with greatly increased direct investments abroad ... As a result, the dollar was overvalued in relation to other currencies-that is, there was an oversupply of dollars and a shortage of foreign currencies-and consequently had to be devalued (as it was in 1971 and 1973).

Key term(s)
  • oversupply of dollars

French

Domaine(s)
  • Histoire de l'économique
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

Dans un premier temps, 1945-1960, le dollar fut rare(dollar gap) et ne fut donc pas contesté. Dans un second temps à partir des années 60, le déficit de la balance des paiements américaine créa une abondance de dollars qui justifia des demandes de conversion en or.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Historia de la economía
  • Economía nacional e internacional
  • Comercio exterior
DEF

Salida de divisas de EE.UU. de tal modo que implica déficit de la balanza de pagos.

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Record 2 2005-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Accounting
  • National and International Economics
  • Foreign Trade
CONT

The balance of payments accounts are compiled using the system of double entry accounting, which calls for a credit and debit entry for each transaction. This means that all debit entries should have, in principle, counterpart credits. However, credits and debits do not balance in practice since the two sides of a transaction cannot be precisely matched with credit and debit entries. For example, the merchandise export data (credit) come from administrative data collected by Revenue Canada-Customs, while the counterpart account receivable (debit) is measured from survey sources.

Key term(s)
  • balance of payment account
  • balance-of-payments account

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comptabilité nationale
  • Économie nationale et internationale
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

Selon les pratiques comptables normales le compte de la balance des paiements d’un pays est toujours en équilibre. En 2001, le Canada a enregistré un excédent du compte courant de 29, 1 milliards de dollars. En termes statistiques, cet excédent est exactement compensé par un déficit au compte de capital et au compte financier.

OBS

Source : Lexique Affaires étrangères.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Currency and Foreign Exchange
  • Foreign Trade
CONT

This payments imbalance meant that the British monetary authorities had to dip heavily into their reserve holdings of gold and dollars.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Politique monétaire et marché des changes
  • Commerce extérieur
CONT

En conséquence la balance des paiements britanniques était en déséquilibre; les autorités monétaires britanniques durent largement entamer leurs réserves d’or et de dollars.

Spanish

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Record 4 1994-12-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Translation (General)
  • Phraseology
CONT

Estimates of Iranian balance of payments vary widely. External debt data vary widely with estimates of total debt ranging from US$11bn to US$30bn.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Traduction (Généralités)
  • Phraséologie
CONT

Les évaluations de la balance des paiements de l'Iran varient considérablement. Il en va de même pour la dette totale, qui oscille entre 11 et 30 milliards de dollars US.

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • National and International Economics

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie nationale et internationale
OBS

Ensemble des transactions d’un pays avec la zone dollar, ou ensemble des transactions d’un pays réglées en dollars.

Spanish

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