Those credits can be converted into dollars and other currencies at the Fund, and can be used in official transactions among IMF member countries. But they cannot be used in the other transactions in which central banks and governments engage.
这些信贷可以转换成为美元或其他货币，在IMF成员国之间进行转移。但在各国中央银行和政府之间，它并不能进行划转。同样也不能作为干预外汇市场的手段，或是用于在其他金融市场。因此，特别提款权不能作为国家官方的外汇储备单位。