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EM industry strengthens, but export demand weak

The manufacturing PMIs for August pointed to pick-ups in activity in some of the major EMs. But external demand remains soft, which continues to weigh heavily on some of the more export-oriented economies in Central Europe and Asia. This is likely to remain the case for some time.

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