Glossary
The glossary offers definitions of technical terms commonly used in BIS statistics.Domestic currency (ie currency of bank location country)
The domestic currency refers to the currency that is legal tender in the reporting country, which is typically the currency issued by the reporting country’s central bank or monetary authority. In the LBS, the terms “domestic currency” and “local currency” are used interchangeably. By contrast, in the CBS the domestic currency is not the same as the local currency. In the CBS, local currency refers to the currency of the country where the counterparty resides.