If the Current Account Balance Is - $100 Billion and the Capital

question 383

Multiple Choice

If the current account balance is - $100 billion and the capital account balance is $80 billion, then the official settlement account balance is

• A) always 0.
• B) - $20 billion.
• C) $20 billion.
• D) impossible to determine with the information given.

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Definitions:

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