agent bank

agent bank — ➔ bank1 * * *    Bank appointed by members of an international lending syndicate to protect lenders interests during the life of a loan.    ► See also Syndicate. * * * agent bank UK US noun [C] BANKING ► a bank that deals with local business and… …   Financial and business terms

Agent Bank — A bank that acts in some capacity on behalf of another bank. It can mean any of three types of bank: (1) The bank in a loan syndicate that advises other participating banks of advances taken and changes in interest rates for a foreign or domestic …   Investment dictionary

agent bank — noun 1. a bank named by a lending syndicate of several banks to protect their interests • Syn: ↑lead bank • Hypernyms: ↑depository financial institution, ↑bank, ↑banking concern, ↑banking company 2. a bank that acts as an agent for a foreign bank …   Useful english dictionary

agent bank — (ANZ) Fin a bank that acts on behalf of a foreign bank, or a bank that participates in another bank’s credit card program, acting as a depository for merchants …   The ultimate business dictionary

agent bank — chartered bank, bank handling and representing a large transaction for other banks …   English contemporary dictionary

agent bank — / eɪdʒənt bæŋk/ noun a bank which uses the credit card system set up by another bank …   Dictionary of banking and finance

agent — n 1: someone or something that acts or exerts power: a moving force in achieving some result 2: a person guided or instigated by another in some action where the heads of departments are the political...agent s of the executive, merely to execute …   Law dictionary

Bank — [bæŋk] noun BANKING ORGANIZATIONS The Bank the Bank of England, Britain s central bank: • The Bank is worried that strong demand for labour could lead to higher wages and prices. * * * Ⅰ …   Financial and business terms

bank — ▪ I. bank bank 1 noun [countable] 1. BANKING a business that makes its profit by paying interest to people who keep money there and charging a higher rate of interest to borrowers who borrow money from the bank. Different types of bank provide a… …   Financial and business terms

Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich — Bank für Internationalen Zahlungsausgleich,   Abkürzung BIZ, englisch Bank for International Settlements [ bæȖk fɔː ɪntə næʃnl setlmənts], Abkürzung BIS, internationale Bank in der Rechtsform einer AG mit einem Grundkapital von 1,5 Mrd.… …   Universal-Lexikon

Bank of England — Bank of England …   Wikipedia