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What do lower oil prices mean for the emerging world?

The collapse in global oil prices will provide a boost to most economies in the emerging world. However, it will come at the cost of weaker growth in the Middle East, and deep recessions in Russia and Venezuela. Accordingly, the net impact on overall EM growth is likely to be quite small. 

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