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The US election and EMs

28th June 2024 (Updated 6th November 2024)

Under a second Trump administration, the imposition of large tariffs on China would hurts its economy but could speed up investment in manufacturing capacity elsewhere. However, a broader global retreat behind trade barriers would cast a shadow over future manufacturing-led growth for EMs. In this Focus report we summarise recent discussions and analysis on how the US election result could affect the outlook for EMs.   

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