Which of the following statements is true?
A. A country runs a capital account deficit if it imports more than it exports.
B. The overall sum of all the entries in the balance of payments must be positive.
C. If the current account is in surplus, the capital account must be in deficit.
D. A country runs a current account surplus if it sells more of its assets abroad than it buys abroad.
Answer: C
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