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Will China intervene to prevent capital flight?

Graham Watson

27th January 2016

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In this video piece, the FT looks at the possibility of China introducing capital controls to stop the flood of currency reserves out of the country. The collapse of the Chinese exchange rate has potentially deflationary implications - however, the reason for capital flight are perfectly rational and Mark Wolf outlines why and explains some of the background for why the Chinese economy is such a concern at the moment.

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Graham Watson

Graham Watson has taught Economics for over twenty years. He contributes to Tutor2U, reads voraciously and is interested in all aspects of Teaching and Learning.

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