Financial Jargon Buster Dictionary
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Repurchase Agreement (Repo)
An agreement under which authorised dealers in the short-term money market transfer securities to the Reserve Bank in exchange for cash, on the basis that the transaction will be reversed at a later date on the agreed terms. The transaction can also occur in the opposite fashion (reverse repo). The main purpose of these arrangements is to allow the Reserve Bank to manage liquidity in the money market.
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