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back-to-back loan

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A transaction where a sum borrowed for one country is secured by a deposit of the same company (internal financing) or its stakeholder (external financing) at the same or two different operating companies of the lending financial institution (which may have different legal consequences under taxation law), motivated by hedging against currency fluctuations, restrictive banking regulations in the target country, tax avoidance or money laundering etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: parallel loan

History

Etymology

From back-to-back + loan.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: back-to-back -laina — Translations
  • Finnish: rinnakkaislaina — Translations
  • German: Gegendarlehen — Translations
  • German: Back-to-back-Darlehen — Translations
  • Russian: компенсацио́нный креди́т (kompensaciónnyj kredít) — Translations