An account that records all transactions between domestic and foreign residents that involve a change of ownership of an asset. It is the net result of public and private international investment flowing in and out of a country
An asset account used to track the value of capital assets owned by an entity. The purchase price of a capital asset is deducted from equity accounts such as cash on hand, checking or other cash accounts and added to a capital asset account such as equipment, real property or other long-term assets
(finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date (economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities
The portion of a country's balance of payments that shows the volume of private foreign investment and public grants and loans that flow into and out of a country over a given period, usually one year See also current account and cash account
An account in which a proprietor's or partner's interest in a firm is recorded; it is increased by owner investments and net income and decreased by withdrawals and net losses
the section of a country's balance of payments statement which totals all international purchases and sales of assets including foreign direct investment, portfolio investment, bank loans, other securities and foreign currency holdings
That part of the intenational balance of payments that covers investment flows from one country to another When gross investment in foreign countries by domestic citizens is greater than gross investment in the home country by foreigners, economists say that there is a capital outflow When gross investment in foreign countries by domestic citizens is less than gross investment in the home country by foreigners, we say there is a capital inflow The capital account and the current account must match: when there is a capital inflow, the current account must show a trade deficit--an excess of imports over exports--or equal magnitude; when there is a capital outflow, the current account must show a trade surplus--an excess of exports over imports--of equal magnitude
The part of a country's balance of payments ledger showing inflows of private investment from other countries, outflows of private investment to other countries, and inflows and outflows of government grants and loans See also current account
usually short-hand for the capital account of the balance of payments It's the one that records all the in and out flows of investment and loans between a country and the rest of the world
The part of the balance of payments that covers international purchases and sales of assets, including foreign direct investment, portfolio investment, bank loans and deposits, securities and foreign currency holdings [TOP]
An account where an owner's or partners' interest in the business is recorded It is increased by owner investment and net income and decreased by withdrawals and net losses (When was the last time Washington was held accountable for anything?)
the part of the international accounts of a country that keeps track of the change in domestic assets owned by foreigners and foreign assets owned by citizens (chapter 17)
An account that records the receipts from nonresidents and payments made to nonresidents arising from the issuing of new debt or the repayment of old debt
Part of a nation's balance of payments that includes purchases and sales of assets, such as stocks, bonds, and land A nation has a capital account surplus when receipts from asset sales exceed payments for the country's purchases of foreign assets The sum of the capital and current accounts is the overall balance of payments