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<p>Developing countries, especially exporters such as Argentina and
Turkey, are among the most vulnerable, says Harvard economics
professor Jeffrey Frankel.</p>
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<p>Excerpt from: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-23/us-dollar-strength-sparks-currency-war-to-tame-inflation" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-23/us-dollar-strength-sparks-currency-war-to-tame-inflation</a></p>
<p>I think, exporters should benefit from stronger USD, as their exports are more competitive now due to weaker currency at home.</p>

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2022-07-27T07:39:07.360Z
In which sense are they vulnerable? For me the link is behind a pay-wall.
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Doesn't the article itself answer that? (A lot of emerging economies have more debt denominated in dollars than they do in their own currencies, he says: “That’s the worst of all worlds—to have your currency depreciate against the dollar when you have dollar debt.”)
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Why Developing countries, especially exporters are most vulnerable to strong US Dollar?
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# Why Developing countries, especially exporters are most vulnerable to strong US Dollar?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-07-27)

> Developing countries, especially exporters such as Argentina and
> Turkey, are among the most vulnerable, says Harvard economics
> professor Jeffrey Frankel.

Excerpt from: <https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-23/us-dollar-strength-sparks-currency-war-to-tame-inflation>

I think, exporters should benefit from stronger USD, as their exports are more competitive now due to weaker currency at home.

**Tags:** international-trade, international-economics, foreign-exchange
> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: In which sense are they vulnerable? For me the link is behind a pay-wall.  
> **username_2**: Doesn't the article itself answer that? (A lot of emerging economies have more debt denominated in dollars than they do in their own currencies, he says: “That’s the worst of all worlds—to have your currency depreciate against the dollar when you have dollar debt.”)  

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