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EM fiscal rules: there to be broken?

A growing number of EMs have adopted fiscal rules to improve investor confidence in the management of their public finances. But the recent deterioration in fiscal health in some EMs has led to the breach (or at least threat of a breach) of these rules. Brazil’s recent experience, though an extreme case given its strained public finances, shows that such events can lead to a backlash in financial markets.

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