01565cas a2200229 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011602 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 9781616353681 0145-1707 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. External Relations Dept. Finance and Development, March 1987. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1987. 1 online resource (58 pages) Finance and Development <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The issue of capital flight from developing countries is discussed. The debt problems of developing countries coupled with the sharp decline in international lending to many countries have evoked great interest in the issue of private capital outflows, or capital flight, from these countries among international policymakers, academics, and in the general public. Residents of countries with exchange controls can purchase foreign exchange overseas by paying in local currencies, albeit at a higher cost than through official channels. Mode of access: Internet Finance and Development; Finance and Development ; No. 0024/001 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/022/0024/001/022.0024.issue-001-en.xml IMF e-Library