Economics: LatAm elections will not affect economies

Despite the Latin American region facing a spate of elections in the coming months, investors feel th...

Despite the Latin American region facing a spate of elections in the coming months, investors feel they will have little effect on the economies of the affected countries. Eight states have presidential elections in 2006, including Brazil and Mexico, and Will Landers, manager of the Merrill Lynch Latin American fund, says it is a testament to the region’s economic stability that markets have been able to digest the schedule of elections and focus on the positive aspects of the economy. Despite controversy surrounding the Mexican elections earlier this month, Landers points out that the ma...