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capital flight   n.   Large-scale removal of individual and corporate investment capital and income from a country.

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capital flight

The rapid movement of investments out of a market or country that is seen by investors as unstable.

Note: In 1998, Indonesia experienced a capital flight, which brought on political as well as economic instability.

[Chapter:] Business and Economics

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Capital Flight

The action of investors moving their securities out of a particular country because of a fear of country-specific risks or political instability, or because of the lure of higher returns in a different country.

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A capital flight may occur from countries that investors believe to have high inflation or other unnecessary country-specific risks that offer only a small chance of a higher investment return.

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See also: Capital, Country Risk, Inflation, Political Risk, Return, Return On Investment - ROI, Risk/Return Trade-off, Systematic Risk, Unsystematic Risk

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capital flight

The shifting of funds out of a country to avoid confiscation, controls, or depreciation. Capital flight results in further deterioration of a currency's exchangerate.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms for Today's Investor by David L. Scott. Copyright © 2003 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

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