Developing-Country Risk Is Being Mispriced

Vera Songwe & Mahmoud Mohieldin cite new evidence challenging assumptions that have long driven up the cost of capital in the Global South.

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Economics

Jun 17, 2026

Vera Songwe

and Mahmoud Mohieldin

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