The Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc. is a closed-end investment vehicle dedicated to fixed-income assets. Established and overseen by Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., its mandate involves allocating capital to the debt markets of developing nations worldwide. A primary focus of its portfolio is sovereign debt, specifically government bonds issued in the domestic currencies of these emerging economies. For performance evaluation, the fund measures its results against the JPMorgan Government Bond Index - Emerging Markets Global Diversified Index. This fund was constituted on January 25, 2007, and maintains its domicile in the United States.