capital flight
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In 1998, Indonesia experienced a capital flight, which brought on political as well as economic instability.
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Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, an economist at Virginia Tech, estimated Iran’s total capital flight last year at between $10 billion and $20 billion, creating what he called “a bad situation that does not seem tenable.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Saravelos said that he’ll be watching for signs of capital flight, and whether Japanese authorities give in to pressure from financial markets.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
All that would do is finance the sort of capital flight that has occurred time and time again when the Argentine peso has become overvalued and when inflation hasn’t been brought fully under control.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
China's central bank is constrained in how much it can ease monetary policy amid fears a widening interest rate gap with the United States would trigger capital flight and yuan falls, Yu said.
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2023
In 1995, the Mexican peso crisis produced capital flight, the loss of banking system deposits, and a severe, but short-lived, recession; a series of reforms to bolster the domestic banking system followed.
From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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