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bureau de change

(ˈbjʊərəʊ də ˈʃɒnʒ)

(Commerce) a place where foreign currencies can be exchanged

[C20: from French, literally: office of exchange]

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Noun

bureau de change - (French) an establishment where you can exchange foreign money

company - an institution created to conduct business; "he only invests in large well-established companies"; "he started the company in his garage"

France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

Translations

صَرّاف

směnárna

vekselbureau

Wechselstube

ανταλλακτήριο συναλλάγματος

casa de cambio

rahanvaihtopiste

bureau de change

mjenjačnica

ufficio del cambio

外貨両替所

환전소

växlingskontor

สำนักงานแลกเงิน

döviz bürosu

quầy đổi ngoại tệ

外汇兑换所

bureau de change

n pl <bureaux de change> → Wechselstube f

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bureau de change

→ صَرّاف směnárna vekselbureau Wechselstube ανταλλακτήριο συναλλάγματος casa de cambio rahanvaihtopiste bureau de change mjenjačnica ufficio del cambio 外貨両替所 환전소 wisselkantoor vekslingskontor kantor wymiany walut casa de câmbio пункт обмена валюты växlingskontor สำนักงานแลกเงิน döviz bürosu quầy đổi ngoại tệ 外汇兑换所

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References in periodicals archive ?

THE Association of Bureaux De Change Operators of Nigeria (ABCON) has said that the 163 per cent increase in dollar sales to bureaux de change (BDCs) to $3.1 billion in the first half of the year helped to sustain exchange rate stability and protected 25,000 jobs in the sub-sector.

$3.1bn sale to BDCs sustained naira stability, 25,000 jobs -ABCON

La lutte contre le blanchiment de capitaux dans la mesure ou les bureaux de change ont l'obligation de designer un responsable de conformite aupres de l'Unite de traitement du renseignement financier et ce, conformement aux dispositions de la loi 43-05 relative au blanchiment de capitaux, figure en tete des instructions de l'Office.

Change manuel: Les nouvelles dispositions et mesures d'assouplissement

Banks and bureaux de change's receipts that show the currency has been paid by them is only valid for six months and owners need to open a currency account or sell the sum within the allowed period.

CBI limits foreign cash one can hold

Le gouverneur de la Banque d'Algerie (BA), Mohamed Loukal, a indique, mardi dernier, a Alger, que la creation de bureaux de change ne constituait pas une priorite actuellement.

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James Martin says: The standard route is to go to a bureaux de change. But they usually take a wodge of commission on top of poor rates.

Beat the bureaux for the best rates

One was unable to return to work, while others took up to four months to return to working in bureaux de change. Some suffered nightmares and took time off work and still find it difficult speaking to strange men with foreign accents.

Fearless cashier 'laughed in face of armed robber'

Bureaux de Change officials attributed Monday's sharp decline to increasing scarcity of dollars and pounds in the market.

Nigeria's Currency Plunges To Record Lows Against Dollar

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released new guidelines for the operations of Bureaux de Change (BDCs), with the minimum capital requirement increased from 10 million (US$61,000) to 35 million naira (US$213,000), according to a statement posted on the Bank's website on Monday.

Nigeria: CBN releases new guidelines for forex bureaux

Full step-by-step help uncovering these bargains is at mse.me/hoteltricks Full step-by-step help uncovering these bargains is at mse.me/hoteltricks YOU CAN BAG PERFECT EXCHANGE RATES IN EVERY COUNTRY FORGET bureaux de change, forget bank cards.

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2 Don't pay on a credit card at bureaux de change PAYING for currency at a UK bureau on a credit card counts as an overseas cash withdrawal.