Definition: Debt-for-equity swap

Category: SNA

A debt-for-equity swap occurs when a creditor agrees to replace a debt owed to it by an equity security (§ 22.116). http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/SNA2008.pdf
Source:
European Commission (Eurostat), International Monetary Fund (IMF), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), United Nations (Statistics Division), World Bank, "System of National Accounts 2008", United Nations, New York, 2009
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