Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — July 24, 2026
The S&P IPSA dropped 0.84% to 10,917 and the peso weakened past 945 per dollar as copper slipped and Copec...
July 24, 2026Section
Chile News in English
Chile news in English from The Rio Times — Santiago politics, economy, copper markets and culture.
Chile Seeks $100 Billion in Copper to Cut China Reliance
A Chile copper push aims to draw about US$100 billion in investment, diversify buyers beyond China and shift toward refined...
July 23, 2026
Latin American E-Commerce Giant MercadoLibre Eyes Pharmacy
MercadoLibre pharmacy plan in Chile hinges on regulatory change after 6 official meetings in 2025. It wants to sell medicines...
July 23, 2026
Chile Electricity Law Makes Utilities Pay for Blackouts
Chile's Congress passed a law on 22 July 2026 forcing distributors—not customers—to pay outage compensation, reversing a system where 21...
July 23, 2026
Southern Copper Secures El Pilar Permits in Sonora
Southern Copper, the mining subsidiary controlled by Grupo México, has secured the environmental permits for its El Pilar copper project
July 23, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — July 23, 2026
Chile's S&P IPSA rose 0.50% to 11,009 on Wednesday, with Falabella and BCI outperforming. The peso held flat at 935.6...
July 23, 2026
Chile Joins US-Led UNITAS Naval Drills Hosted by Peru
Chile will join 10 other nations in the US-led UNITAS 2026 naval exercises hosted by Peru, covering maritime, amphibious, and...
July 22, 2026
SQM and Wesfarmers Double Down on Australian Lithium
SQM and Wesfarmers inject US$500M each to double Mt Holland output to 760,000 tonnes of spodumene yearly from 2030, adding...
July 22, 2026
BTS in Santiago: How the Stadium Show Got the Green Light
BTS will play three sold-out nights at Santiago’s Estadio Nacional this October after a tense permit standoff that briefly put...
July 22, 2026