Investors reduce global portfolio asset holdings amid heightened uncertainty, says IMF

Mar 23, 2023

Global portfolio investment asset holdings decreased by 15% in the first half of last year, the most since 2008, according to the IMF. Image: Unsplash/Jason Leung

Evrim Bese Goksu

Senior Economist, Balance of Payments Division of the IMF Statistics Department

Alicia Hierro

Senior Economist, Balance of Payments Division of the IMF Statistics Department

Rita Mesias

Senior Economist, Balance of Payments Division, IMF Statistics Department

Wilson Phiri

Senior Economist, Balance of Payments Division of the Statistics Department of the IMF

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Portfolio investment asset holdings have dropped sharply.

Portfolio investment asset holdings dropped sharply last year. Image: IMF

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