The hardest hit EM currencies over the course of this year have been those of the economies with low domestic savings rates. In the absence of reforms to address this frailty, the currencies of low-saving economies – notably, Brazil, Turkey and South Africa – will remain vulnerable to bouts of weakness. And conversely, those in high-saving Asia are likely to be more resilient.
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