The Hummingbird Vol. 10 No. 1

Economic and Social Panorama of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, 2017

The document summarizes the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean as regards economic, social and population affairs, as well as foreign direct investment, trade and gender equality.…

Panorama Económico y Social de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños, 2017

En este documento se expone sintéticamente la situación de América Latina y el Caribe en temas económicos, sociales y de población, así como de inversión extranjera, comercio e igualdad de género.…

CEPAL Review no. 124

Revista CEPAL no. 124

Economic and Social Panorama of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, 2016

This edition of the Economic and Social Panorama of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States is a contribution by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to the fifth Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC),(Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, January 2017). The document has six sections summarizing the situation in Latin America and the Caribbean as regards economic, social and population affairs, as well as foreign direct investment, trade and gender equality.…

Panorama Económico y Social de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños, 2016

Esta edición del Panorama Económico y Social de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños es una contribución de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) a la Quinta Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), (Punta Cana, República Dominicana, enero de 2017). .El documento se divide en seis secciones, en las que se expone sintéticamente la situación de América Latina y el Caribe en temas económicos, sociales y de población, así como de inversión extranjera, comercio e igualdad de género.…

Economic and Social Panorama of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States 2014

This issue of the Economic and Social Panorama of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States is a contribution by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to the third Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), to be held in San José in January 2015. This document is based on excerpts from some of the annual flagships published by the Commission in 2014: Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2013 (LC/G.2582-P); Demographic Observatory 2013 (LC/G.2615-P); Economic Survey of Lati…

Panorama Económico y Social de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños 2014

El Panorama Económico y Social de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños es una contribución de la CEPAL a la tercera Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribeños (CELAC), que se realizará en San José en enero de 2015. El presente documento se basa en extractos de algunos de los principales informes anuales publicados por la CEPAL durante 2014: Anuario Estadístico de América Latina y el Caribe 2013 (LC/G.2582-P), Observatorio Demográfico 2013 (LC/G.2615-P), Estudio Económico de América Latina y el Caribe 2014 (LC/G.2619-P), Balan…

Corporate risk management and exchange rate volatility in Latin America

Abstract This article studies the currency risk management of multinational companies with investments in Latin American countries. The analysis is centred on episodes of currency or financial shocks, searching into the behaviour of the financial management of a firm expecting a significant devaluation. This allowed us to explore the interaction and transmission mechanisms between the microeconomic behaviour and the macroeconomic impact on the foreign exchange market. The analysis was carried out interviewing financial managers of multinational companies from different sectors with headquarter…