Canadian investors reduced their holdings of foreign securities by $9.7 billion in February, following an $11.4 billion divestment in January. At the same time, foreign investors acquired $7.4 billion of Canadian securities, mainly in the form of corporate bonds.
As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net inflow of funds of $17.1 billion in the Canadian economy in February.
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