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The IPSA slipped 0.17% on Friday but closed the week up 2.18%, the region's best, as Chilean inflation slowed from 4.3% to 3.5% in July.
Michelle Bachelet placed fourth in the UN Security Council's first straw poll for secretary-general, behind Grynspan,...
Chile's government is studying a sale of the state's minority stakes in water utilities Aguas Andinas,...
Atacama lithium faces a water test as Novandino’s US$3bn Salar Futuro plan uses direct extraction to...
Codelco named five new vice presidents and four division chiefs on August 14, 2026, as new CEO Jorge...
Chile IPSA: Chile's IPSA rose 0.39% on Friday, led by SQM and Copec, while the peso held near...
AES Andes finished its Andes Solar Hub in Chile, pairing 692 MW of solar with 510 MW of...
Markets price a 37% chance of a 30% US copper tariff on refined metal from 2028, says Societe...
Natalia Duco, Chile's Minister of Sport and former Olympic shot putter, has resigned over an official-car row, and...
Peru's Indecopi has approved Abra Group's takeover of SKY Airline with conditions, the last regulatory sign-off the airline...
Empresas Copec posted a US$712 million first-half 2026 profit and sealed a mobility alliance with ride-hailing app Cabify....
SalfaCorp's second-quarter 2026 profit more than halved to about US$6.8 million after surprise charges on Chile's Nueva Centinela...