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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After years of U.S. sanctions, the Venezuelan energy sector suffered a heavy blow amid a lack of access to technology and chronic capital flight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 10, 2026
“If domestic confidence in the government’s and Bank of Japan’s commitment to low inflation is lost, the reasons to buy JGBs disappear, and more disruptive capital flight ensues,” he says.
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
Zabotkin dismissed speculation that capital flight from Russia was contributing to the ruble’s fall.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 11, 2023
Nevertheless, a weak nonoil sector and capital flight - and a temporary fall in oil prices - undercut the recovery.
From The 2002 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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