Primary navigation:

QFINANCE Quick Links
QFINANCE Topics
QFINANCE Reference
Add the QFINANCE search widget to your website

Home > QFINANCE Dictionary > Definition of balance of payments current account

Definition of

balance of payments current account

International Trade

record of trade between countries a record of imports and exports of goods and services and the flow of money between countries arising from investments

balance of payments current account - Related Articles

  • The Origins and Current State of the Buyout Market for Pension Funds

    Best Practice

    Without retelling the whole saga of the decline of the final salary scheme market in the UK, which is a fairly well known and well documented story, it is fair to say that a combination of accounting changes, which look to reflect scheme deficits much more prominently on a company’s balance sheet
    By Steven Haasz

  • Current Ratio

    Calculations

    By comparing a company’s current assets with its current liabilities, the current ratio reflects its ability to pay its upcoming bills in the unlikely event of all creditors demanding payment at once. It has long been the measurement of choice among financial institutions and lenders.

  • Solutions to the Current Crisis

    Viewpoints

    We now need to create more balanced and forward-looking incentive frameworks for management compensation and more effective internal risk measurement and control systems that take into account not only near-term profitability, but also sustainability and durable financial strength. This is an area
    By Jean-Claude Trichet

  • Accounting for Share-Based Payments under IFRS

    Best Practice

    The standard requires that equity-settled share-based payment awards are accounted for using the modified grant-date approach. This requires the measurement of the fair value of the award at the grant date, adjusted to reflect certain types of conditions, known as market conditions and nonvesting
    By Shân Kennedy

More

Definitions of ’balance of payments current account’ and meaning of ’balance of payments current account’ are from the book publication, QFINANCE – The Ultimate Resource, © 2009 Bloomsbury Information Ltd. Find definitions for ’balance of payments current account’ and other financial terms with our online QFINANCE Financial Dictionary.

Back to top

Related

Most Viewed

Recommended

Latest

 
QFINANCE www.qfinance.com