The Current Account

question 114

Multiple Choice

The current account

• A) keeps track of all spending flows on imports and exports of goods and services.
• B) keeps track of all spending flows on imports and exports of goods and services and assets.
• C) is an ongoing balance of what is owed a nation by foreigners.
• D) is an ongoing balance of a nation's foreign debts.

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Definitions:

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