To deal with international transactions and financial flows, economists use the Balance of Payments framework. In this video, ...

The capital account in a country’s balance of payments covers a variety of financial flows—mainly foreign direct investment (FDI), portfolio flows (including investment in equities), and bank ...

The current account is just one part of the overall balance of payments which also contains the capital account and the financial account. The balance of payments is based on corresponding debits ...

It was circulated widely, including to balance of payments compilers, for information and comment ... changes were made to take account of a new type of lending arrangement with the IMF; and final ...