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Off the street

Arabic translation: عوضًا عن الاقتراض) من السوق العام)

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English term or phrase:	Off the street
Arabic translation:	عوضًا عن الاقتراض) من السوق العام)
Entered by:	Haytham Hammam

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06:50 Dec 14, 2011

English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / Operational risk

English term or phrase: Off the street

These words were mentioned in a book about operational risks in the field of financial institutions in the following context:
"In the treasury department, an inadequate collateral management process may lead to opportunity costs by not maximising the use of collateral.
• Root cause = poor processing capabilities.
• Event = Missing potential avenues to generate revenue (such as using approved collateral to cover margin calls rather than borrowing ‘off the street’).
• Effects = Financial loss due to paying a higher cost of borrowing."

Haytham Hammam KudoZ activity Questions: 73 (2 open) (4 closed without grading) Answers: 16 United Arab Emirates
Local time: 08:27

عوضاً عن الاقتراض) من السوق العام)

Explanation:
I think that 'off the street' means 'from the people at large' or 'from the public market'

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Note added at 11 days (2011-12-25 12:49:26 GMT) Post-grading
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You're very welcome, Haytham, and thank YOU!