Use the following table for question 25-27. The balance of payments account of XYZ for 2015...
In the table given below, Singapore’s balance of payments (BoP) comprises: (a) Current account of goods, services & factor income (primary & secondary income balance) (b) Capital & Financial account as DFI & Portfolio Investment (c) Errors & Omissions (d) A+B+C = BoP reflected in E (e) Reserve Assets (f) Official reserves (stock as accumulated over the years) Explain the balance of payments position of Singapore and why traditionally, its trade in services rather than trade in goods dominated its...
The following table shows the value of credits and debits in four balance-of-payments accounts in the fictional economy of Gamros. Balance-of-Payments Account Debits Credits (Billions of dollars) (Billions of dollars) Merchandise 60 40 Services 25 10 Income Receipts 45 30 Unilateral Transfers 15 15 Total 145 95 Based on the total values of Gamros’s debits and credits, there is money flowing out of Gamros to foreign countries than there is flowing into Gamros. This means that Gamros has a deficit...
estion 10 Government-to-government unilateral transfers are recorded in the current account of the balance of payments of a nation. True False uestion 8 Income earned from foreign investments is recorded in the official settlement account of the balance of payments of a nation. True False uestion 7 The Official Settlement account of a balance of payment includes which of the following transactions? a. Exports of goods and services b. Foreign investment flows c. Income derived from foreign investments d. All...
Lukistan Balance of Payments Components of the Balance of Payments ($) Exports of goods and services + 440 Merchandise exports (including military sales) + 280 Exports of services + 40 Income Received from U.S. assets abroad + 120 Imports of goods and services – 490 Merchandise imports (including military purchases) – 360 Imports of services – 60 Income Received from foreign assets in U.S. – 70 Net unilateral transfers abroad – 11 Outflow of U.S. capital – 26 Inflow of...
Question 4 In the table given below, Singapore's balance of payments (BoP) comprises: (a) (b) (C) Current account of goods, services & factor income (primary & secondary income balance) Capital & Financial account as DFI & Portfolio Investment Errors & Omissions A+B+C = BOP reflected in E Reserve Assets Official reserves (stock as accumulated over the years) Explain the balance of payments position of Singapore and why traditionally, its trade in services rather than trade in goods dominated its Current...
Problem 1 Use the following balance of payments data for the Buro Area from the IMF to answer the questions for 2013 1. What is the Euro Area's total for capital and finance account balance? 2. What is the Euro Area's total for current, capital, and finance account? 3. Does the Euro Area's BOP balance? Euro Area Balance of Payments Assumptions(billions of US$) A. Current account balance B. Capital account balance C. Financial account balance D. Net errors and omissions...
The official settlements balance or balance of payments is the sum of A. the current account balance and the interest in all investments. B. the current account balance and the capital account balance, less the non-reserve portion of the financial account balance. C. the current account balance and the capital account balance. D. the current account balance and the non-reserve portion of the financial account balance. E. the current account balance, the capital account balance, the non-reserve portion of the...
Alpha’s balance-of-payments data for 2016 are shown below. All figures are in billions of dollars. Category Value Goods exports $+ 50 Goods imports – 35 Service exports + 25 Service imports – 10 Net investment income – 5 Net transfers + 10 Balance on capital account 0 Foreign purchases of Alpha assets + 25 Alpha purchases of assets abroad – 60 Instructions: Input all amounts as positive values. a. What is the balance on goods? b. What is the...
Balance of Payments (Billions of s) Current Accounts Canadian merchandise exports Canadian merchandise imports Merchandise trade balance Canadian service exports Canadian service imports Services balance Goods and services balance Net investment income from abroad Net unilateral transfers Current account balance +65 -96 +55 +10 Financial Accounts Change in Canadian-owned assets abroad Change in foreign-owned assets in Canadian Financial account balance -16 +45 Statistical discrepancy Trade balance 0 Suppose a Canadian citizen gives money to her nephew in Belgium. This would...
The table below reports a simple example of the U.S. balance of payments. To keep things simple, assume that the balance of payments includes only the value of goods and services, and the value of real and financial assets. Note that the table is not complete. You wiill need to calculate the balances in each account. They are not zero. Current Account (billions of dollars) Capital account (billions of dollars) Goods and Services Real and Financial Assets U.S. assets owned...