Lower oil prices should provide a welcome boost to incomes, and hence consumption, in large parts of the emerging world. We are particularly upbeat about the outlook for consumers in China, India, the Philippines and Central Europe. At the other end of the scale, Russia is the one major emerging market economy where we expect consumer spending to contract sharply over the coming quarters.
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