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The deposit-guarantee fund will be refilled early next year, and the government will provide a back-stop in the meantime.
Just Don't Call It a 'Bailout' Sara Schaefer Muñoz 2011
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Empowering impacted citizens 'right to back-stop government enforcement by providing access to the legal system.
Carl Pope: Jairam Ramesh: India's Environmental Revolutionary? Carl Pope 2010
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The EBA is also discussing with EU governments "back-stop measures" that the governments could use to help banks that fail the tests, presumably funds to inject fresh capital into the banks.
EU Regulators Plan Bank Stress Tests Matthew Dalton 2011
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Empowering impacted citizens 'right to back-stop government enforcement by providing access to the legal system.
Carl Pope: Jairam Ramesh: India's Environmental Revolutionary? Carl Pope 2010
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Empowering impacted citizens 'right to back-stop government enforcement by providing access to the legal system.
Carl Pope: Jairam Ramesh: India's Environmental Revolutionary? Carl Pope 2010
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The near-death experience of the world financial system in 2008 showed that in a pinch the United States Federal Reserve remains the back-stop and liquidity source of first and last resort, and since 2008 the universe of "risk-free" investment alternatives has dwindled.
David Paul: S&P Downgrade Reflects Political Divisions That May Be Our Greatest Source of Risk David Paul 2011
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Polish Finance Minister Jacek Rostowski , as representative for the European Union's presidency, last week told the IMF's policy steering committee that the temporary lending facility, known as the New Arrangements to Borrow, should "continue to play the role as a back-stop to quota resources."
IMF Explores Options to Expand Its Lending Power to $1.3 Trillion Ian Talley 2011
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Empowering impacted citizens 'right to back-stop government enforcement by providing access to the legal system.
Carl Pope: Jairam Ramesh: India's Environmental Revolutionary? Carl Pope 2010
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Manufacturers sometimes provide "back-stop" finance in the form of direct funding or guarantees, though
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"Greater clarity on back-stop financial support in the form of an explicit IMF program is likely to be required to shore up market confidence in the face of still substantial near-term financing needs," Fitch said.
Greece No Longer Has Luxury of Time Neal Lipschutz 2010
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