Will fiscal policy support EMs in 2019?

China’s government is loosening fiscal policy to cushion the slowdown and it looks like a handful of economies, mainly in East Asia, will also loosen the purse strings this year. However, more EMs are actually likely to tighten fiscal policy, which will add to the headwinds to growth in those countries.

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