Counterparty

Counterparty  is the other party that participates in a financial transaction. Every transaction must have a counterparty in order for the transaction to go through.

 Within the financial services sector, the term market counterparty is used to refer to governments, national banks, national monetary authorities and international monetary organisations such as the World Bank Group that act as the ultimate guarantor for loans and indemnities.

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Thursday, March 18th, 2010 Investment Banking

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