FLARblog | Determinants of Financial Hedging Strategies Among Commodity Producers in Latin America: Identifying the Key Drivers

The extractive sector holds great relevance for the macro-financial stability of Latin America. In most economies in the region, significant commercial and financial inflows originate from the extractive industry, and a portion of government income relies on the well-being of these companies, sourced either from the taxes paid by these entities or from the profits generated when the state owns a share of their assets.