debt swap
1debt swap — noun A financial transaction in which debt liabilities are exchanged with the aim of profiting from differing rates • • • Main Entry: ↑debt * * * (also debt for nature swap) n. a transaction in which a foreign exchange debt owed by a developing… …
2Debt swap — A set of transactions (also called a debt equity swap) in which a firm buys a country s dollar bank debt at a discount and swaps this debt with the central bank for local currency that it can use to acquire local equity. The New York Times… …
3debt swap — A set of transactions in which a firm buys a country s dollar bank debt at a discount and swaps this debt with the central bank for local currency that it can use to acquire local equity. Also called a debt for equity swap. Bloomberg Financial… …
4debt swap — / det swɒp/ noun a method of reducing exposure to a long term Third World debt by selling it at a discount to another bank …
5debt swap — The exchange of an outstanding loan to a third party between one bank and another. The loans are usually to governments of countries in the developing world and are often expressed in the local currency …
6Debt-for-nature swap — Debt for nature swaps are financial transactions in which a portion of a developing nation s foreign debt is forgiven in exchange for local investments in environmental conservation measures. Contents 1 History 2 How Debt for Nature Swaps Work 3… …
7swap agreement — (53B) The term swap agreement (A) means (i) any agreement, including the terms and conditions incorporated by reference in such agreement, which is (I) an interest rate swap, option, future, or forward agreement, including a rate floor, rate cap …
8Debt deflation — is a theory of economic cycles, which holds that recessions and depressions are due to the overall level of debt shrinking (deflating): the credit cycle is the cause of the economic cycle. The theory was developed by Irving Fisher following the… …
9swap — A contract to buy and sell currencies with spot ( cash and carry) or forward contracts. The contract provides for the buying and selling to occur at different times; thus, each party acquires a currency it needs for a predetermined period of time …
10Swap — An arrangement whereby two companies lend to each other on different terms, e.g. in different currencies, and/or at different interest rates, fixed or floating. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * ▪ I. swap swap 1 [swɒp ǁ swɑːp] also swop …
