Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund declares $0.17 dividend

* Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund (NYSE:MSD [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MSD]) declares $0.17/share quarterly dividend [https://seekingalpha.com/pr/20238772-certain-morgan-stanley-closed-end-funds-declare-quarterly-dividends],
* Forward yield [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MSD/dividends/yield?source=news_bullet] 8.89%
* Payable Oct. 15; for shareholders of record Sept. 30; ex-div Sept. 30.
* See MSD Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MSD/dividends?source=news_bullet]

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* Dividend scorecard for Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Debt Fund [https://seekingalpha.com/symbol/MSD/dividends/scorecard]