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Economic Statistics    Monetary, External and Financial Statistics
Other Investments is a residual category that includes positions and transactions other than those included in direct investments, portfolio investments, financial derivatives and employee stock options, and reserve assets. To the extent that the follo..
Keywords: Balance Of Payments, Investments, Bop
59 Indicators
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Economic Statistics    Monetary, External and Financial Statistics
Financial Derivatives transactions cover largely the settlement of obligations arising from financial derivative contracts. Financial derivative is a financial instrument that is linked to another specific financial instrument, indicator or commodity, ..
Keywords: Balance Of Payments, Bop
15 Indicators
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Economic Statistics    Monetary, External and Financial Statistics
Portfolio investment is usually referred to as “hot money” since the investor’s motiveis short-term as opposed to a direct investor’s significant degree of influence in a company. A portfolio investor will buy or sell a financia..
Keywords: Balance Of Payments, Portfolio Investments, Bop
35 Indicators
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Economic Statistics    Monetary, External and Financial Statistics
Direct investment refers to capital participation in a company in which the investor has a significant degree of influence on management of the company. By convention, this is manifested by ownership of at least ten percent of the company’s equit..
Keywords: Balance Of Payments, Bop
21 Indicators
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Economic Statistics    Monetary, External and Financial Statistics
The capital account consists of capital transfers and acquisition and disposal of nonproduced, nonfinancial assets between residents and nonresidents. This also includes grants and donations, the intention of which is for investment (i.e., machinery an..
Keywords: Balance Of Payments, Capital Account, Bop
27 Indicators
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Economic Statistics    Monetary, External and Financial Statistics
Secondary Income Account shows current transfers between residents and nonresidents. These are receipts or provisions in cash or in kind for nothing in return. Current transfers are classified into personal transfers and other current transfers. Person..
Keywords: Balance Of Payments, Bop
18 Indicators
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Economic Statistics    Monetary, External and Financial Statistics
Primary Income Account shows flows for the use of labor and financial resources between resident and nonresident institutional units. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production proc..
Keywords: Balance Of Payments, Bop
116 Indicators
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Economic Statistics    Monetary, External and Financial Statistics
cover transactions in transportation (freight and passenger), travel, communication and other business and recreational services, among others.
Keywords: Balance Of Payments, Bop
78 Indicators
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