Anytime that capital inflow slows down it has an impact on interest rates.
Thus, we should welcome a reduced trade deficit and a lower capital inflow as a sign of better times ahead.
But the heavy capital inflow was not an unmixed blessing.
"We're depending on foreign capital inflows of about $10 billion a year to finance our trade balance," he said.
"It is quite likely there were no net private capital inflows."
During the previous five-year period, developing countries had a total capital inflow of $140 billion.
This year foreign capital inflow is likely to total $220 billion.
Through 1985 the growth of recorded net private capital inflows kept pace with the growing current account deficit.
"And it looks like the capital inflows will continue at least for a while."
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