Capital flight

Capital Flight
Definition of Capital Flight When large number of people in a country move capital and money from one country to another to avoid an economic catastrophe
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capital flight
movement of large sums of money from one country to another to escape political or economic turmoil or to seek higher rates of return.

Capital flight
Definition: The movement of financial assets out of a country in response to an unfavourable domestic circumstances.
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CAPITAL FLIGHT - The transfer of capital abroad in response to fears of political risk.
CAPITAL FORMATION - Expansion of capital or capital goods through savings, which leads to economic grow...

Capital flight
When CAPITAL flows rapidly out of a country, usually because something happens which causes investors suddenly to lose confidence in its economy.

Capital flight - The movement of financial capital overseas following domestic problems. Capital flight has significantly deepened the problems of Third World debt.

Capital Flight
When investors move their securities out of a particular country because of a fear of country-specific risks or political instability, or because of the lure of higher returns in a different country.

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Blustein, Paul. And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out) ...

capital flight The movement of capital from one investment to another that is more stable or... capital formation The creation or expansion through savings of goods that produce other goods.This...

The vulnerability was accentuated by two factors: it became exceedingly difficult to roll-over short-term debt in international capital markets and there was capital flight in the form of withdrawals from deposits held by non-resident Indians.

developing country inflow was primarily due to foreign direct investment in the United States, which averaged âˆ'$36 billion; that is, investors in LDCs were making substantial investments in the United States, much of it reflecting capital flight ...

Amount used during a particular period to acquire or improve long-term assets such as property, plant, or equipment.
Capital flight
The transfer of capital abroad in response to fears of political risk.
Capital formation ...

This agreement balances the need of parties importing goods from other countries to protect their interests by preventing commercial fraud, customs fraud, evasion of customs duties, capital flight, ...

When the value of a country's currency falls sharply due to political concerns, speculative attack or other factors, prompting monetary authorities to substantially raise interest rates to prevent capital flight.
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in Russia differed from those seen in more successful post-communist economies like Hungary and Poland, and combined with capital market liberalization, and failure to establish institutional infrastructure, have led to incentives for capital flight, ...

[4] The organization may see capital flight, as the best men in the foreign subsidiary will seek other employment opportunities.

See also: Expense, Capital account, Cost of capital, Capital rationing, Long-term assets