The following is a list of outstanding forward swap contracts with the Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, People's Bank of China. They are not included in foreign exchange reserves, but can bolster the reserves when credit is taken out, and reduce the reserves when credit expires. The Fed has extended its credit deadline to Oct. 30, 2009 for those nations listed below. Japan's deadlines are April 30, 2009, but may be extended. China's table list below are a lines of credit, and does not show actual withdrawals, and are valid for 3 years.
| Rank | Country/Monetary Authority | Foreign exchange swap with Fed
(millions of USD) | As of |
|---|
| 1 |  European Central Bank | -264,100 | Nov 2008 |
| 2 |  Japan | -97,000 | Nov 2008 |
| 3 |  United Kingdom | -54,300 | Nov 2009 |
| 4 |  Brazil | -30,000 | Dec 2008 |
| 5 |  Mexico | -30,000 | Dec 2008 |
| 6 |  Republic of Korea | -30,000 | Dec 2008 |
| 7 |  Sweden | -25,000 | Nov 2008 |
| 8 |  Australia | -21,600 | Nov 2008 |
| 9 |  Switzerland | -20,800 | Nov 2008 |
| 10 |  Denmark | -15,000 | Nov 2008 |
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