December 17, 2025 | Emerging Markets Debt
EM Debt Outlook 2026: Momentum Continues

Emerging markets (EM) debt enters 2026 with its momentum intact, supported by the same forces that powered a strong 2025: resilient growth, improving balance sheets, attractive real yields, and steady investor inflows. The macro backdrop remains constructive, with EM economies showing stable fiscal dynamics, healthier external accounts, and moderating inflation that gives central banks room to ease. We believe valuations across hard-currency and local markets remain compelling, while supportive technicals—limited net issuance and renewed demand from global fixed-income investors—create a favorable foundation for the year ahead. Against this setting, we believe EM debt is positioned to deliver another year of solid performance, with opportunities spanning hard and local currency (including frontier markets) debt and corporate debt.
