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Swap
In general: financial term for a combined or simultaneous buying and selling operation.
(1) Swaps between central banks: transactions that are frequently carried out in connexion with the IMF or the BIS to bridge international liquidity crises.
(2) Capital-market swaps: agreements whereby the two parties undertake to swap payments over a specified period on specified dates and at conditions fixed in advance. The swap contract can either refer to the exchange of interest payments (interest-rate swap) or the exchange of interest payments and nominal amounts in different currencies (currency swaps).
(3) Synonym for currency swap.
(4) Synonym for debt-equity swaps.
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