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balance of payments current account

 
 
noun [singular] (also external account)

Definition

ECONOMICS a record of the movement of money into and out of a country from trade in goods and services: The Reserve Bank Governor is reported to be unconcerned about the balance of payments current account deficit.
(Definition of balance of payments current account noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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