Conditions are ripe for EM debt to prosper

A growing number of smart investors believe it’s time to raise strategic allocations to emerging market (EM) debt, and have been putting their money where their mouth is. There are good reasons for this optimism; conditions are the most favourable they have been in years for the asset class, says Sergei Strigo, Head of Emerging Market Debt and Currency at fund house Amundi. This article considers why, and how investors should play it.