A current account surplus implies that ?
A. the country is a net lender to the rest of the world
B. the country is running a net capital account surplus
C. foreign investment in domestic securities is at very low levels
D. All of the above
Which of the following statements is correct ?
A. If the current accounts is in surplus then the capital account must also be in surplus
B. If the current account is in deficit then the capital account must also be in deficit
C. The overall sum of all the entries in the balance of payments must be positive
D. The overall sum of all entries in the balance of payments must be zero
The differences between a country’s merchandise exports and its merchandise imports is the ?
A. balance of payments
B. capital account
C. current account
D. balance of trade
_______ is needed to balancell the balance of payments statements?
A. credit transactions
B. debit transactions
C. unilateral transfers
D. statistical discrepancy
The balance of trade is a record of ?
A. exports and imports of financial assets
B. the current account plus capital account
C. the net export of goods and services
D. the value of merchandise exports minus imports
Historically countries at early stages of rapid economic development have tender to experience ?
A. trade deficit and an excess of investment over domestic saving
B. trade surplus and an excess of investment over domestic saving
C. trade deficits and an excess of domestic savings over investment
D. trade surpluses and an excess of domestic saving over investment