bilateral procedure
A bilateral procedure is a transaction format in which a central bank selects and engages specific eligible parties rather than inviting competing offers from the market as a whole. It can be used for various monetary-policy operations and may be arranged either through direct negotiation or via an organized market or intermediary.
Source: European Central Bank (ECB) (source). This glossary entry is an independently worded adaptation of the cited information.

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