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Time to worry about rising EM sovereign debt?

The fact that aggregate EM sovereign debt has now surpassed $11.7trn has grabbed a few headlines but several factors – notably the increase in EM GDP over the past decade – mean that fiscal risks are lower than the dollar numbers on sovereign debt otherwise suggest. Looking ahead, three things are worth watching for over the next couple of years.

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