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BALANCES DOLLARS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-09-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- dollar balances
1, record 1, English, dollar%20balances
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
After World War II people said with some exaggeration that the world was in fact on a dollar standard. The american dollar was the "key currency" in terms of which international trade and finance were carried on. Private and governmental reserves were kept largely in the form of dollar balances (i.e., in cash, bank deposits, liquid short-term dollar securities). 1, record 1, English, - dollar%20balances
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- balances dollar
1, record 1, French, balances%20dollar
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- balances dollars 2, record 1, French, balances%20dollars
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
avoirs liquides en dollars détenus par des non-résidents et notamment par des banques centrales. 3, record 1, French, - balances%20dollar
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Loans
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Roosa bonds
1, record 2, English, Roosa%20bonds
plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Prêts et emprunts
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bons Roosa
1, record 2, French, bons%20Roosa
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Emprunts émis par le Trésor américain sur les places européennes auprès des marchés financiers pour éponger les balances dollars accumulées dans certains pays créanciers [...] 2, record 2, French, - bons%20Roosa
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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