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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The '''balance of payments''' ('''BoP''') is a systematic record of all economic transactions between the residents of a country and the rest of the world over a given period, usually a year. It is a key indicator of a country's international economic position and is closely linked to the [[exchange rate]] and macroeconomic policy.<ref name="wiki">Wikipedia contributors, "Balance of payments".</ref><br />
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== Structure ==<br />
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The balance of payments is divided into several accounts:<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Account<br />
! Records<br />
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| [[Current Account]]<br />
| Trade in goods and services, primary income, and secondary income (transfers).<br />
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| [[Capital Account]]<br />
| Capital transfers and the acquisition or disposal of non-produced, non-financial assets.<br />
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| Financial account<br />
| Transactions in financial assets and liabilities.<br />
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| Net errors and omissions<br />
| A residual to balance the accounts.<br />
|}<br />
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By construction, the current and capital accounts plus the financial account must sum to zero, so that any current account deficit is matched by a corresponding surplus in the financial (or capital) account.<ref name="wiki"/><br />
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== Interpretation ==<br />
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A [[Current Account|current account]] deficit means that a country is importing more than it exports (including income and transfers), and is therefore borrowing from abroad or selling assets. A current account surplus means the opposite. Persistent imbalances may indicate underlying structural issues, such as competitiveness problems or excessive domestic demand.<ref name="wiki"/><br />
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== See also ==<br />
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* [[Current Account]]<br />
* [[Capital Account]]<br />
* [[Trade Surplus]]<br />
* [[Trade Deficit]]<br />
* [[Exchange Rate]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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[[Category:Economics]]<br />
[[Category:International economics]]<br />
[[Category:Balance of payments]]</div>Toto