EM current account balances: where do the risks lie?

With external positions in decent shape in most major EMs, the macroeconomic fallout from any tightening of external financing conditions should be limited. But there are a handful of EMs which look vulnerable. Turkey remains the key one, but risks are also emerging in a few other countries, including Romania and the Andes.

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