Definition: Contingent asset/liability (contingencies)

Category: External debt - IMF

The principal characteristic of a contingency is that one or more conditions must be fulfilled before a financial transaction takes place. http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/statmanuals/files/external_debt_guide_2003_EN.pdf#page=255
Source:
International Monetary Fund (IMF), "External Debt Statistics: Guide for Compilers and Users; Appendix III. Glossary of External Debt Terms", Washington D.C., 2003
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