金融双语——远期结售汇和人民币与外币掉期业务

Forward Sale and purchase Of Foreign Exchange Business and RMB Swaps against Foreign Currencies

8月2日，中国人民银行决定扩大外汇指定银行远期结售汇业务和开办人民币与外币掉期业务。两者作为汇率风险管理的主要工具，人民银行此举将重构中国外汇市场机制，使之发挥更重要的调节和防范汇率风险的作用。那么，如何理解进两项具体业务？人民银行为此专门做出了解释。

August 2,The People＇s Bank of China （PBOC） decided tn expand designated banks＇ forward sale and purchase of foreign exchange business and launch RMB swaps^1 against foreign currencies. As the major exchange rate risk^2 management tools, PBOC＇s decision will promote China＇s h）reign exchange market mechanism reform, enable the market to play more important role in exchange rate mechanism as well as to satisfy the needs of domestic economic agents to avoid exchange rate risks. In order to make clear the operations and regulations concemed, PBOC promulgated the special explanation.