• Union Bancaire Privée's analysis found emerging market debt improved historical portfolio risk-return profiles, raising potential returns without a proportional risk increase.
• Frontier blended currency debt, hard-currency sovereigns and EM corporates delivered particularly notable improvements in the five-year analysis.
• Within pure fixed-income portfolios, EM corporate and frontier debt improved historical return potential relative to traditional developed-market bonds.
• Domestic investors now hold close to 87% of EM local debt, reducing dependence on foreign capital during market stress.
• Different domestic monetary cycles support diversification, though emerging market debt remains exposed to global shocks.

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