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Outlook darkens

The disbursement of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) from the IMF later this month is a boon for some Frontier Markets that face very high borrowing costs. But beyond this, it is hard to find many positives for Frontiers. The spread of the Delta variant, coupled with extremely low vaccine coverage, is a major concern. And the slowdown in China is also likely to weigh on growth of metal producers.

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