EMs to report negative flows for first time since the 1980s

Capital flight from the asset class

Daniel Flynn
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The Institute of International Finance (IIF) has said emerging markets could suffer a net outflow of capital this year - the first time since the 1980s - as foreign investor inflows fall to just $548bn.

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