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
A 5% yield on the 30-year Treasury bond is identified as a critical threshold that could accelerate capital flight from the U.S. economy.
From Barron's • Jan. 29, 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
China's diplomatic shift comes as different pressures build on Xi, including the economic downturn, which has been exacerbated by capital flight, a property crisis and high youth unemployment.
From Reuters • Oct. 17, 2023
The Mexican peso crisis produced capital flight, the loss of banking system deposits, and a severe, but short-lived, recession in 1995; a series of reforms to bolster the domestic banking system followed.
From The 1999 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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