While it most often refers to natural resource discovery, it can also refer to "any development that results in a large inflow of foreign currency, including a sharp surge in natural resource prices, foreign assistance, and foreign direct investment".
雖然它最常指的是自然資源的發現，但也可以指“導致其他國家的貨幣大量流入的任何發展，包括自然資源價格急劇上漲，外援和外國直接投資”。