Chile

Chile’s Covid-19 positivity rate at 3.4%, lowest this year

"The regions with the largest drop in cases in 7 days were Maule with 33%, Antofagasta with 37% and Magallanes,...

July 12, 2021

Chile’s mining royalties bill will hurt investment, jobs – finance minister

An opposition-sponsored bill to impose a royalties tax on miners in Chile could generate “significant economic impacts,” affecting employment and...

July 8, 2021

Chile will give shape to Gaudí’s only work outside Spain

The city of Rancagua, in central Chile, will be the site of the only work of the architect Antonio Gaudí...

July 7, 2021

Chile announces early shutdown of four coal-fired power plants by 2025

Chile's president Sebastián Piñera on Tuesday announced the early closure of 4 coal-fired power plants by 2025, thereby expediting the...

July 7, 2021

Chile registers lowest infection figure in 6 months (July 3)

The country seems to have overcome the worst wave of deaths and infections since the start of the pandemic.

July 5, 2021

Chile elects indigenous woman academic to lead drafting of new Constitution

The 155 candidates who will draft Chile's new Constitution elected this Sunday Elisa Loncón, an indigenous woman, to preside over...

July 4, 2021

Chile resumes start of constitutional convention after pause due to protests

The electoral authorities of Chile resumed this Sunday the inaugural act of the constitutional convention that kicks off the drafting...

July 4, 2021

Chile’s economy grows 18.1% in May, returns to pace of pre-pandemic levels – Central Bank

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Chile's Central Bank has reported an 18.1% economic growth in May, which has brought it...

July 2, 2021

Chile increases spending on Covid-19 and urges caution with Delta variant

Chilean President Sebastian Piñera on Monday announced a US$2 billion investment in health care to fight the coronavirus pandemic, which...

June 29, 2021