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The country could use its reserves of foreign exchange in order to balance any deficit in its balance of payments. The reserve bank sells foreign exchange when there is a deficit is called ?

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✅ Correct Option: 3

Under a fixed exchange rate system, the central bank finances a balance of payments deficit by selling foreign exchange from its official reserves. This intervention by the Reserve Bank, selling foreign currency to cover the deficit, is called an official reserve sale. Hence option 3 is correct.

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