Emerging Markets in EMEA: 2021 outlook: The MUFG Global Markets Podcast

Cyclical headwinds, policy limits and the legacy of the 2020 contraction will weigh on much of the emerging market (EM) countries in the EMEA region for years to come, with structural constraints placing a cap on the recovery.

Notwithstanding the current challenging environment which has been amplified by the obstructive virus resurgence, Ehsan Khoman, Head of Emerging Markets Research (EMEA), believes that the contours of a post-virus equilibrium are coming into sight, with commodity prices rebounding, deficits narrowing and funding flows remaining robust.

This favourable backdrop leads him to remain constructive on the outlook of the EM EMEA region in 2021, with growing conviction that after a painful 2020, and a first quarter COVID-19 winter speed bump (which will delay not derail the recovery), risks are now weighted to the upside.

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