Welcome to the latest edition of Insights and Perspectives, the quarterly newsletter from the Actis Macro Forum. In this edition we consider the possible implications of Latin America’s year of the ballot box. No fewer than 8 presidential elections are taking place this year, in countries representing around 70% of the continent’s GDP and population. Macro Forum members Nico Escallon and Bruno Moraes from our Mexico City and Sao Paolo offices respectively, share some of their thoughts on how this may play out, and how some of the current noise and uncertainty may disguise a more stable underlying outlook.