Introduction to Emerging Market Debt

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Risk warnings: Performance quoted herein is based on historical figures. Past performance should not be taken as a guide to future returns. Fluctuations in the rates of exchange between the currency in which shares are denominated and the currency of investment may have the effect of causing the value of an investment to diminish or increase. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and you may not get back the amount originally invested. Prospective investors should be aware in particular of the risks of investing in investments in small and emerging markets which can be more volatile and less marketable than those in more developed markets.

Accuracy of information: LAML uses all reasonable skill and care in compiling the information available on this site. However, errors or omissions may occur which are outside LAML's reasonable control, for example, unauthorised access, or malfunctions in data transmission. This site is accurate only on the date that information is provided by LAML via this service. [The relevant date of any particular information is the date printed on the page on which the information appears. LAML advises that you confirm the accuracy of any information with LAML, before you seek to rely on it.

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