Which EM could be the next Sri Lanka?

One question that we frequently get asked is which EM could be the next Sri Lanka. While there are several candidates, Tunisia concerns us most. The good news for the rest of the world is that the most vulnerable countries’ sovereign foreign bonds are relatively small and any default is unlikely to have significant spill-over effects.

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