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Open Economy Macroeconomics
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Define BOT and BOP.

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BOT is defined as the difference between money value of exports and imports of goods (visible items) only. It does not consider exchange of services. Balance of payments of a country is a systematic record of all economic transactions between residents of reporting country and residents of foreign countries during a given period of time.

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When will BOT show a surplus? 
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