Chilean Government calls to continue vaccination against COVID-19
The Chilean Government yesterday called on the population to continue getting vaccinated to prevent the spread of COVID-19, following the...
May 6, 2023Section
Chile News in English
Chile news in English from The Rio Times — Santiago politics, economy, copper markets and culture.
Chile, the world’s largest copper producer, aims to strengthen its smelting capacity
By James Atwood Chile, the world's largest copper producer, is opening a public discussion on a new policy for increasing...
May 5, 2023
Foreign unemployment rate rises in Chile in the January-March 2023 mobile quarter
The unemployment rate of the foreign population in Chile stood at 7.3 percent during the January-March 2023 mobile quarter, which...
May 4, 2023
Chile’s economic activity fell by 2.1% in March: forecasts suggest a recession
The Central Bank of Chile officially revealed that the IMACEC activity index suffered a 0.1% drop in March 2023 and...
May 3, 2023
Chilean economy recovers quarter by quarter, says Finance Minister
The Chilean economy is recovering quarter by quarter, even though the Monthly Index of Economic Activity (Imacec) fell 2.1% last...
May 3, 2023
Chile’s status as a lithium powerhouse is starting to show cracks
By moving to a state-run system, the second-largest lithium producer risks hindering the supply of the highest-value mineral in the...
May 1, 2023
Unemployment in Chile registers 8.8% between January and March 2023
The unemployment rate in Chile during the first quarter of 2023 reached 8.8 percent, an increase of one percentage point...
April 29, 2023
Foreign tourism in Chile rises 413 % in first quarter
Chile received more than one million foreign tourists between January and March 2023, in the middle of the summer season,...
April 29, 2023
Chile’s state-owned lithium push becomes a test of extractive nationalism in Latin America
Chilean President Gabriel Boric's push last week to enshrine greater state control over lithium is proving to be the latest...
April 28, 2023