Chile news in English from The Rio Times — Santiago politics, economy, copper markets and culture.
Chile's Constitutional Court trimmed the Kast tax reform, striking an environmental-compensation clause while most of the overhaul survives.
August 14, 2026
Chile's S&P IPSA closed at 11,000, up 0.16%, while the peso held near 914.67 per dollar. Falabella slid 2.1% but...
August 14, 2026
The Cristo Redentor pass between Mendoza and Santiago stays closed to vehicles as of 13 August 2026, with reopening only...
August 13, 2026
Chile's new mining strategy offers lower taxes and faster permits, and a reactivated Argentina treaty ties about US$20.7 billion in...
August 13, 2026
Antofagasta's H1 2026 profit jumped about 72% to nearly US$2 billion, yet it cut its 2026 copper target and its...
August 13, 2026
The Chile tax reform has cleared Congress, cutting company tax toward 23% and giving new-home buyers a 12-month break from...
August 13, 2026
Antofagasta Minerals is committing more than US$7 billion to copper projects that run on desalinated seawater instead of continental fresh...
August 13, 2026
Falabella and Cencosud shed about 5,000 jobs between them in the first half of 2026, a quiet workforce contraction across...
August 13, 2026
Arauco swung back to profit in the first half of 2026 as parent Copec committed up to US$450 million to...
August 13, 2026