Foreign portfolio investment is sometimes called hot money because:

A. it is often invested in the assets which yield the highest returns in the world.
B. earnings often go untaxed by the home government.
C. it can be withdrawn from a country very quickly.
D. it is very difficult to trace.


Answer: C

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