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Foreign official institutions Central governments of foreign countries, including all departments and agencies of national governments; central banks, exchange authorities, and all fiscal agents of foreign national governments that undertake activities similar to those of a treasury, central bank, or stabilization fund; diplomatic and consular establishments of foreign national governments; and any international or regional organization, including subordinate and affiliate agencies, created by treaty or convention between sovereign states. Foreign Official Institutions The national government of another state, including all its departments, regulatory authorities, and diplomatic and consular missions. Knowledge of foreign official institutions is important to international businesses because they set their laws of commerce independently from the local government, and the laws may be quite different from each other. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Foreign official institutions, which consist mainly of central banks and other foreign government bodies responsible for conducting monetary policy or stabilizing exchange rates, are the primary foreign holders of long-term U. LIABILITIES TO FOREIGN OFFICIAL INSTITUTIONS Millions of dollars, end of period Item 2001 2002 (r) 1 Total (1) 984,713 1,078,908 By type 2 Liabilities reported by banks in the United States (2) 120,571 144,478 3 U. liabilities to foreign official institutions Reported by Banks in the United States A45 Liabilities to, and claims on, foreigners A46 Liabilities to foreigners A48 Banks' own claims on foreigners A49 Banks' own and domestic customers' claims on foreigners Reported by Nonbanking Business Enterprises in the United States A50 Liabilities to unaffiliated foreigners A52 Claims on unaffiliated foreigners Securities Holdings and Transactions A54 Foreign transactions in securities A55 Marketable U. |
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