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China.
by corey_moncure 9y ago
China.
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- bostik 9y agoYou may be right but without context or the background for your educated guess that comes off as a snarky flip. I would personally add Russia to the mix. The reason is simple: both China and Russia are sources of capital flux, where those with means are funneling funds outside their respective countries. Because there are, or have been, capital controls in place, those who move money out of their countries are willing to pay a premium for it. Funnily enough, there is a name for the phenomenon where actors with money are willing to pay exorbitant transaction costs in order to move funds from one jurisdictional domain to another.
- wsinks 9y agoThere's some sort of wit in that last comment, but it's late and I didn't get it. Capital flight?
- ves 9y agoI’m going to guess that it starts with an “m” and ends with an “oney laundering”
- narrator 9y agoRussia's economy is not that big. About as large as Italy. I seriously doubt they are fueling much except a few oligarchs buying very expensive homes here and there.