Tight fiscal policy to stifle recoveries in commodity producers

The majority of governments in commodity-producing EMs are still in the process of adjusting to the new reality of lower commodity prices and are being forced to cut spending. Accordingly, while growth should accelerate in some of these EMs over the coming quarters, fiscal tightening is one reason to think that economic recoveries will be underwhelming.

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