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Michel, an entrepreneur of Country Zeta, borrowed $ 5 million from an overseas bank to expand his textile business. During the same financial year, the Government of Country Zeta secured a loan of $ 30 Billion from an International Financial Institution to manage the ongoing Balance of Payments. Samuel, an Economics student categorised both of these transactions as 'autonomous transactions' in the BoP account of the country. Do you agree with his classification ? Justify your answer with valid reasons.

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Question 52

Read the following statements : Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Choose the correct option from those given below : Assertion (A) : Unilateral Transfers are recorded in the Current Account of the Balance of Payments (BoP) of a nation. Reason (R) : Capital account records transactions which cause a change in the assets or liabilities of the country.

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