Foreign investment in Canadian securities totalled $4.6 billion in February, led by acquisitions of corporate bonds. Meanwhile, Canadian investors reduced their exposure to foreign securities by $1.6 billion, a third consecutive month of divestment. As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net inflow of funds of $6.2 billion in the Canadian economy in the month.
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