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to take a haircut on Country's debt

Portuguese translation: aceitar um desconto no valor da dívida nacional


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English term or phrase:to take a haircut on Country\'s debt
Portuguese translation:aceitar um desconto no valor da dívida nacional
Entered by: Dulce Cattunda
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22:51 Nov 24, 2011
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Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
English term or phrase: to take a haircut on Country's debt
"...with an agreement for the private sector to take a haircut on Country's debt."
Dulce Cattunda
Brazil
Local time: 17:05
aceitar um desconto no valor da dívida nacional
Explanation:
"Haircut. A haircut, in the financial industry, is a percentage discount that's applied informally to the market value of a stock or the face value of a bond in an attempt to account for the risk of loss that the investment poses."
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Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 17:05
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5aceitar um desconto no valor da dívida nacional
Martin Riordan
3 +2fazer/aplicar um corte/uma redução na dívida do país
Cecilia Alves


  

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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
to take a haircut on country's debt
aceitar um desconto no valor da dívida nacional


Explanation:
"Haircut. A haircut, in the financial industry, is a percentage discount that's applied informally to the market value of a stock or the face value of a bond in an attempt to account for the risk of loss that the investment poses."


    Reference: http://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Haircut
Martin Riordan
Brazil
Local time: 17:05
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 159

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ivan Rocha
9 mins
  -> Obrigado, Ivan!

agree  Mariana Moreira
1 hr
  -> Obrigado, Mariana!

agree  Claudio Mazotti: perfeito!
9 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Claudio!

agree  Daniel Tavares
14 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Daniel!

agree  connie leite
14 hrs
  -> Obrigado, Connie!
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to take a haircut on country's debt
fazer/aplicar um corte/uma redução na dívida do país


Explanation:
Minhas sugestões.

Referências:

"Na Europa, a situação é ainda pior. Após longo processo de negação da inevitabilidade de uma redução substancial da dívida grega ("haircut"), um novo programa foi, afinal, aprovado, mas sua implementação está sendo posta em dúvida pelos mercados. [...]"
http://www.valor.com.br/opiniao/1008734/o-brasil-frente-ao-r...

"Aplicando-se um 'haircut' (corte) de 21% no valor dos papéis da Grécia, a perda seria de € 2,2 bilhões, de acordo com o Daiwa Capital. [...]"
http://www.valor.com.br/financas/988578/exposicao-de-bancos-...

Boa sorte!

Cecilia Alves
Brazil
Local time: 17:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daniel Tavares
14 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Daniel! =)

agree  Teresa Borges
1 day8 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Teresa! =)
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