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Morgan Stanley Investment Management announced today portfolio management changes for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. (NYSE:MSD) and Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. (NYSE:EDD) (the “Funds”). The Funds are managed by the Emerging Markets Debt team of Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc. (the “Adviser”). The team consists of portfolio managers, analysts and traders. The members of the team jointly and primarily responsible for the day-to-day management of each Fund are Eric J. Baurmeister, a Managing Director of the Adviser, Warren Mar, a Managing Director of the Adviser, and Sahil Tandon, an Executive Director of the Adviser. Mr. Baurmeister has been associated with the Adviser in an investment management capacity since 1997. Mr. Baurmeister began managing Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc. in July 2002 and Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. at its inception in April 2007. Mr. Mar has been associated with the Adviser in an investment management capacity since August 2012. Prior to August 2012, Mr. Mar was the global head of Emerging Markets Corporate Research & Strategy at J.P. Morgan Chase from April 2004 to August 2012. Mr. Tandon has been associated with the Adviser in an investment management capacity since 2004.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management, together with its investment advisory affiliates, has more than 581 investment professionals around the world and $421 billion in assets under management or supervision as of March 31, 2017. Morgan Stanley Investment Management strives to provide outstanding long-term investment performance, service and a comprehensive suite of investment management solutions to a diverse client base, which includes governments, institutions, corporations and individuals worldwide.

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Investing involves risk and it is possible to lose money on any investment in the Funds.

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