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 financial account balance, the statistical discrepancy.
the current account balance, the capital account balance, the non-reserve portion of the financial account balance, the statistical discrepancy.
the above is answer..
because it consists of imports/export of all goods and services as well as capital flows
The official settlements balance or balance of payments is the sum of A. the current account...
Question 3 (1 point) The official settlements balance equals net investment income from abroad. the net increase in a country's official reserve assets. the current account minus net unilateral transfers. the sum of the current account and the capital account.
Using the table below, calculate the following:
• current account balance
• the capital and financial account balance
• the official settlements account balance
Item Imports of goods and services Foreign investment in Nordland Exports of goods and services Nordland's investment abroad Net interest income Net transfers Statistical discrepancy Billions of dollars 1,200 1,000 1,500 600 7 - 10 - 20
#7 The __________ measures the sum of the current account balance plus the private capital account balance. Official capital balance Unofficial capital balance Official settlements balance Unofficial settlements balance
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...
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...
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...
QUESTION 24 If there is a $500 billion deficit in the current account then (ignoring official settlements) there must be a: $500 million surplus in the capital account. So balance in the capital account. $0 balance in the current account. $500 million deficit in the capital account. QUESTION 25 Of the following the one that appears in the current account of the balance of payments is an Italian investor's purchase of IBM stock. income earned by U.S. subsidiaries of Barclay's...
Use the following table for question 25-27. The balance of payments account of XYZ for 2015 in USD). Note: Credits e.g. exports and Debits e.g. imports. 60 Credits Debits Goods 250 175 Foreign direct investment 370 350 Equity investments 250 300 Unilateral transfers 150 Gold reserves 20 60 Bond investments 180 Income receipts & payments 300 200 Foreign currencies 80 125 Services 100 160 Other investments 450 510 210 25) According to the table above, what is the value of...
42. According to the balance of payments identity, which of the following statement must be correct: (CA=current account, KA=Capital account, FA Financial account, SD= Statistical discrepancy) A. SD is always zero. B. CA must always balance. C. CA/KA=FA/SD D. CAX FAX KAX SD=0 E. CA+KA+FA+SD=0
Over the last 25 years, according to the United States balance of payments there is no clear relationship between the current account balance and the capital and financial account balance. the current account and the capital and financial account balances tend to move in the same direction. the current account and the capital and financial account balances tend to move in opposite directions. the official settlements balance fluctuates greatly from year to year. Potential GDP is the the long-run sustainable...