EMERGING market (EM) economies are looking at a future in which volatile “hot money” could dictate their access to global capital, raising the prospect of sharper swings in sovereign borrowing costs and currency values if global sentiment shifts.
In a chapter of its upcoming “Global Financial Stability” report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicates that portfolio investors such as hedge funds, pension funds and insurers now provide the bulk of foreign financing to EM nations – a marked shift from two decades ago that brings both fresh opportunity and new risk.
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