丰 or esTers Multinational Enterprise and Bank-l se Changes in the Pattern of Capital movements The 1980s brought some surprising changes in the pattern of international trade in capital. Borrowing by developing countries was sharply curtailed, while the United states traditionally a capital exporter, suddenly emerged as the worlds largest importer. The reasons for the decline in developing country borrowing are no mystery: a collapse of confidence in these countries ability to reply their debts, the so-called"debt crises Emerge of new investment opportunities in the U.SMultinational Enterprise and Bank-1  Changes in the Pattern of Capital Movements. The 1980s brought some surprising changes in the pattern of international trade in capital. Borrowing by developing countries was sharply curtailed, while the United States traditionally a capital exporter, suddenly emerged as the world’s largest importer. The reasons for the decline in developing country borrowing are no mystery: a collapse of confidence in these countries’ ability to reply their debts, the so-called “debt crises”. Emerge of new investment opportunities in the U.S