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A new monthly dataset reveals the depth of foreign withdrawals from emerging market government bonds in local currency during 2020. Jonathan Fortun and Sergi Lanau identify Mexico, South Africa and Turkey as experiencing the largest outflows. They also distinguish domestic bond market losses from total external funding, noting that international issuance compensated for Mexico’s local bond outflows.
Abstract
A new monthly dataset reveals the depth of foreign withdrawals from emerging market government bonds in local currency during 2020. Jonathan Fortun and Sergi Lanau identify Mexico, South Africa and Turkey as experiencing the largest outflows. They also distinguish domestic bond market losses from total external funding, noting that international issuance compensated for Mexico’s local bond outflows.
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Jonathan Fortun, Sergi Lanau (2020). Economic Views: The EM Local-Currency Bond Sell-Off. Institute of International Finance.