DM becomes EM

Take a little quiz with me, will you? Here is a chart of current account deficits, courtesy of the IMF. The purple line is the European Union; the dark red, with the biggest spike, is EM and developing economies. The EU has been steadily improving; EM countries have deteriorated but are still in surplus. Which country is represented by the blood red line at the bottom of the chart?

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