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Will weaker currencies help or hinder EMs?

The improvement in EM balance sheets over the past five years means that macroeconomic strains resulting from recent currency falls have been contained to Turkey and Argentina. Nonetheless, those EMs that have suffered large currency declines do not appear particularly well placed to capitalise on the potential benefits resulting from a weaker currency. China is one notable economy that could.

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