Standard Bank assesses the impact of elections on capital markets globally

With 49% of the world’s population having voted in elections this year, experts gathered by Standard Bank have unpacked whether this has an effect on capital markets and investor sentiment

Elections represent critical junctures where the “confidence game” between financial markets and political actors often plays out in stark ways, particularly considering that this year has been a record year for elections with an estimated 4.2-billion people globally having voted in more than 70 countries.