From Weakness to Resilience

From Weakness to Resilience Eric Fine, Portfolio Manager, Global Fixed Income, discusses the EM crises of the 80s and 90s and how they have been addressed through the Washington Consensus reforms.

”The Washington Consensus resulted in higher reserves and higher growth rates among emerging markets countries. Thus EM economies moved away from the original sin of having too much dollar-denominated debt.”

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