In the aftermath of the Lehman Brothers collapse in 2008, South Korea needed dollars, because its firms had borrowed in dollars that domestic savers could not fully supply. Thus, it entered into a swap arrangement with the Federal Reserve to guarantee that South Korea’s demand for foreign currency would be met.
最恰当的比方是韩国。2008年雷曼兄弟公司倒闭后，韩国需要美元，因为韩国企业借入了无法完全靠本国储蓄者提供的美元。于是，韩国与美联储签订了互换安排，韩国的外币需求将得到满足。