LDEM - Emerging Market Debt: A Wider Range Of Opportunities And Challenges In 2021

December, 15 2020 06:49 AM iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF

According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the COVID crisis will deepen advanced economies' budget deficits by 11% of GDP (gross domestic product) in 2020, but by just 6% in emerging markets.
As 2021 starts, government debt is expected to rise to 125% of GDP in advanced economies, compared with 62% in emerging markets.
Forecasts indicate advanced economies' GDP will, on average, grow by 3.9% in 2021, while emerging markets' GDP will grow by 6.0% and China's by 8.2%.

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Company Name:	iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF
Stock Symbol:	LDEM
Market:	NASDAQ