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Time for greater differentiation in EM growth stories

Our view that the major BRIC emerging markets were heading for a period of permanently weaker growth looked bold when we set it out a little over a year ago, but it has now been adopted by the mainstream. Nonetheless, we think that, in several important respects, the consensus is still overlooking key risks to the outlook for EMs – and some of these are skewed to the upside. 

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