Everyone’s a winner

Latin America is an unlikely safe haven. But as Asia melts down, the region's new foreign invaders are thankful that they spent their billions there. The acquisitions should be good for the local markets too. Jules Stewart reports.

“No-one is sure yet to what extent Latin America will be affected by the Asian crisis but so far it’s resisted surprisingly well,” says George Cardona, general manager, international, at Midland Bank. “Every time Asia takes a drop so do the Latin American markets, but the impact has not been as serious as in Asia. The majority of Latin American countries look set for GDP growth of about 5%. The governments in most countries are doing all the right things.

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