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EM dollar debt – a primer

The decision by the Fed to begin the process of balance sheet reduction this month – coupled with the heavy hints that a December rate hike remains on the table – has led several clients to ask about dollar debt burdens in EMs. In this note we revisit a primer on the subject that we published earlier this year and provide an update of our own comprehensive database of dollar debt in major EMs.

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