It will by the same token continue, at least as rapidly as Japan, to increase its net foreign assets.

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Low net worth individuals owning a high proportion of foreign currency assets would likely need to sell some of these assets if their cash deposit holdings (in Japan) did not cover their (immediate) needs.

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However, this is a net figure: the gross figures might be purchases of foreign assets of 10% of GDP, and sale of British assets of 4% of GDP.

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For a net portfolio shift towards the euro to occur, foreign investors must hold more assets in euros than they did in its constituent currencies.

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Olympus's net loss narrowed as a weaker yen boosted the value of its foreign-currency assets, though soft digital-camera sales still hurt its bottom line.

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