The Libor gets its name from the London Interbank Offered Rate, from the City of London, one of the largest financial centres in the world. The London Interbank Offered Rate is the average interest rate estimated by leading banks in London that the average leading bank would be charged if borrowing from other banks. It is usually abbreviated to Libor (/ËlaÉªbÉr/) or LIBOR, or more officially to ICE LIBOR (for Intercontinental Exchange Libor).
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