Canadian investors acquired $24.2 billion of foreign securities in February, led by an all-time high investment in foreign bonds. Meanwhile, foreign investors reduced their exposure to Canadian securities by $8.8 billion, led by a record divestment in government short-term debt securities.
As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net outflow of funds of $33.0 billion from the Canadian economy in February.
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