When a company borrows money in a foreign currency and then immediately reverses the transaction by swapping the foreign currency into its home currency with a counterparty it has participated in a currency swap.

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This process describes a currency swap, where two parties exchange principal and interest in different currencies, allowing the company to manage foreign exchange risk and benefit from more favorable borrowing rates in another currency.

When a Company Borrows Money in a Foreign Currency and Then