Capital flight

This describes an outflow of money from one country to another as investors lose faith and confidence in their external investments. Typically it happens when a nation’s currency is under strong downward pressure either because of speculative selling or because of fundamental factors such as a recession, poor trade performance or a steep fall in asset prices or interest rates.  Another root cause is weakening faith in the creditworthiness of a national government especially when they are running up large budget deficits that might be unsustainable. Foreign investors may choose to withdraw their money if they expect a hike in taxes on their investments.

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