Taiwan’s presidential elections this month are the first to come into focus. Lai Ching-te, current vice president and candidate from the ruling Democratic Progressive Party, is the frontrunner, according to three separate surveys in recent days.
As geopolitics become increasingly important yet unpredictable to portfolios, investors and companies should prepare for a wide range of possibilities this year, including the outcomes of key political elections across the globe, says Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Heading to the polls this year are the US, the UK, Taiwan, Russia, India and South Africa, among others. In total, over four billion people in some 40 nations and territories are scheduled to go to the polls this year.
