The sharp drop in oil prices won’t cause major economic strains in Saudi Arabia or Russia, suggesting that they will raise output and oil prices will remain low over the course of this year. But external positions in other oil producers (Angola, Colombia and Ghana) are flashing red. Meanwhile, large falls in currencies will limit the room for some EM central banks to cut policy rates.
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