The part of Australia's Balance of Payments relating to investment flows (ie. share and bond transactions, loans and borrowings, and the level of international reserves held by the Reserve Bank), as opposed to current account items such as imports and exports.
Comprises, within the balance of payments, long term flows – as used for investment in land and plant – and short term flows such as those stemming from profits from appreciating currencies or high interest rates on deposits. See Current Account, Basic Balance of Payments.
Part of a nation's balance of payments accounts; records capital outflows — i.e., expenditures made by the nation's residents to purchase physical capital and financial assets from the residents of foreign nations; also records capital inflows — i.e., expenditures by residents of foreign nations to purchase physical capital and financial assets from residents of the nation in question. View Capstone Lesson(s) that address this concept
the record in the balance of payments of the flow of financial assets into and out of a country
(economics) that part of the balance of payments recording a nation's outflow and inflow of financial securities
(finance) an account of the net value of a business at a specified date
The bank account that holds cash contributions, purse winnings, proceeds, and other money collected on behalf of the Partnership. All expenses, costs, fees, expenses, expenditures, and services incurred on behalf of the Partnership will be paid from the Capital Account.
Record of foreign investment in the United States minus U.S. investment abroad. (p. 508)
A record of a country's international borrowing and lending transactions.
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.
The companion to a country's current account and reflects the inflow and outflow of funds to purchase or sell capital assets.
Net result of public and private international investment and lending activities.
Account reflecting changes in a country's ownership of long-term and short-term financial assets.
The part of the balance of payments that records international borrowing, lending, and investment. If a nation has a capital account surplus, it means that it is a net debtor during a period.
A component of the balance of payments accounting system that records the flow of capital assets between an individual country and the rest of the world.
That portion of a country's balance of payments that includes the inward and outward flow of money for investment and international grants and loans (public and private). See also: Balance of Payments, Current Account
The part of the balance of payments that records a nation's incoming and outgoing investment flows, such as payments for parts of or entire companies (direct or portfolio investment), stocks, bonds, bank accounts, real estate and factories. The balance of payments is influenced by many factors, including the financial and economic climate of other countries.
Juxtaposition of the long and short term capital imports and exports of a country.
Measures short and long-term movements of financial assets between countries.
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.
The capital account is a record of foreign investment in a country minus its investment abroad.
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.
Balance of international transactions in financial capital. The ‘capital account' is associated with the relationship between import and export capital, direct investment & loans, and also deals with securities investments such as repayment of principals of foreign debts, overseas investments, and by investments made by foreign enterprises.
An account used to keep track of the basis and quantity of capital assets. Also see “Account,” “Basis,” “Capital asset,” “Equipment account, “Land account,” and “Timber 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 part of the balance of payments which records a country's lending and borrowing transactions.
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?)
An account relating to the capital property of a portfolio (ie excluding income).
The investment flows section of the Balance of Payments, incorporating, amongst other things, borrowings and loans.
The capital account is one of two primary components of the balance of payments, the other being the current account.