Finanz- und Wirtschaftslexikon
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec.
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Loans to euro-area residents comprise credit supplied by monetary financial institutions to households, companies outside the financial sector and public authorities domiciled in the euro area. The category covers lending recorded as a loan…
In the ESA 2010 sector classification, local government denotes the part of general government responsible for public affairs within a defined locality. It comprises municipalities and other public units whose powers do not extend…
Long-term interest rates describe the return on, or financing cost of, financial claims that mature after a comparatively extended period. A sovereign bond with ten years remaining until repayment is frequently used as a…
Leading indicators are data series that typically change before the wider economic conditions they are used to monitor. Their movements may signal the direction of subsequent developments in areas such as output, employment or…
Legal convergence denotes the changes required in a Member State’s domestic law before its central bank can participate fully in the EU monetary framework. The relevant provisions must conform to the Treaty on European…
A less significant institution (LSI) is a bank whose routine prudential supervision is carried out by a national competent authority within the Single Supervisory Mechanism. The European Central Bank monitors these institutions indirectly rather…
A letter of credit is a bank’s commitment to pay an exporter or other named beneficiary once the documents presented meet the conditions set out in the credit. It is normally issued on behalf…
The Basel III leverage ratio indicates the extent to which a bank’s activities are financed by Tier 1 capital rather than debt. It is calculated against total exposure and stated as a percentage, without…
Liabilities are amounts or duties that a business owes to other parties and expects to discharge in the future. They may arise from borrowing, purchases made on credit, unpaid wages or taxes, and other…
A linked trade is a securities transaction whose settlement depends on securities obtained in a separate transaction. The second transaction cannot be settled until the relevant securities have been delivered or otherwise made available…