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Domestic bondsBonds issued and traded within the internal market of a country and denominated in the currency of that country.Domestic bonds Similar MatchesDomestic lawDomestic lawThe laws and legal system of a country, which may be constrained by international obligations such as WTO membership. Sometimes a domestic law is inconsistent with such obligations and must be changed. This may be seen as a threat to the country's sovereignty. Domestic corporationDomestic corporationA corporation that is conducting business and is based in the country in which it is established, as opposed to a foreign corporation. Domestic International Sales CorporationDomestic International Sales CorporationA type of U.S. corporation, authorized in 1971, with income primarily from exports. Usually wholly owned U.S. subsidiaries, DISCs had special treatment in borowing or taxation. A 1976 GATT case found against the U.S., which reached a compromise settlement with the EC in 1981. DISC was replaced in 1984 by foreign sales corporations. Domestic seriesDomestic seriesNonmarketable, interest and noninterest-bearing securities issued periodically by the Treasury to the Resolution Funding Corporation (RFC) for investment of funds authorized under section 21B of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act. Domestic creditDomestic creditCredit extended by a country's central bank to domestic borrowers, including the government and commercial banks. In the United States, the largest component by far is the Fed's holdings of U.S. government bonds, but it also makes some short-term loans to banks to use as their reserves. Further SuggestionsDomestic supportGross domestic product (GDP) Domestic content protection Domestic content requirement Net domestic product Domestic distortions argument for protection Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO) Domestic International Sales Corporation (DISC) Domestic resource cost Domestic market gross domestic product Domestic Gross domestic product Domestic trade |
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