Suppose that a nation has a current account deficit of 80 million dollars and a financial account surplus of 20 million dollars. How would the central banks’ foreign reserves change ?( Answer the question based on the assumption that there is no change in financial account). Now suppose that foreigners purchased 80 million worth of domestic assets. How would this affect the balance of payments accounts and central banks’ reserves? Please explain.

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