In: Economics
Explain with a graph the effect of capital flight in a country!
FPI or foreign portfolio
investment is a form of foreign capital investment which is highly
volatile in nature. Such investments are attracted towards
economies experiencing positive economic situation or boom like
situation. Such investments are also known as 'hot money' and tend
to be extremely volatile.
When an economy slows down or experiences a downturn foreign
investors tend to leave the narket and that causes a huge capital
outflow and in a situation of capital flight an economy is badly
hit as its currency rapidly depreciates and the purchasing power of
oeople declines rapidly. If the economy is already experiencing
adverse economic situation such capital flight can cause further
damage to the economy and the economy might spiral into a full
fledged recession.
Capital flight can create a domino effect where in the assets of
the country are devalued along with its currency.