EM Review: Flight From Risk Due to Virus Recalled Panic of 2008
Oil crash, U.S. travel ban from Europe exacerbate sell-off
Fed seeks to calm markets with pledges of extra liquidity
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Emerging-market stocks fell the most since the financial crisis last week amid concern the coronavirus epidemic will derail global growth, and that central banks and governments aren’t doing enough to contain it. Currencies from oil exporting countries such as Russia and Colombia tumbled after crude prices crashed.
The following is a roundup of emerging-market news and highlights for the week ending March 13:
