Amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and slowing growth in China, high inflation and rising borrowing costs are weighing on economic activity and risk sentiment.  Many emerging and developing economies are facing significant constraints in their ability to tap international debt markets. With many of these countries increasingly reliant on domestic markets to meet their borrowing needs, higher food and commodity prices are exacerbating balance sheet vulnerabilities, further weighing on investor demand for EM debt.

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