Chile’s Central Bank Just Halved Its Growth Forecast for This Year
The range fell from 1.0-1.75% to 0.25-0.75%. The bank says the economy weakened through the year, first on supply and...
September 12, 2026Section
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For the First Time Since 1990, Chile’s Government Held No Ceremony for the Coup Anniversary
Fifty-three years after the overthrow of Salvador Allende, the state stayed away. The commemorations went ahead anyway, organised by everyone...
September 12, 2026
A Gang Built a Fake Police Station in a Basement in Chile and Used It to Kidnap People
Seven detained, including a former prosecutor and serving detectives. The victims were Chinese nationals threatened with invented US investigations.
September 12, 2026
Chilean Judges Sacked by Their Own Supreme Court for Going Abroad on Sick Leave
The full bench voted over two days. Eleven judges are out for travelling abroad while signed off sick, and twenty-six...
September 12, 2026
Is Chile Safe for Expats as Homicides Fall 11.5 Percent
Chile recorded a 11.5% drop in first-half homicides to 472 victims. Here is why the question is chile safe for...
September 12, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso — September 12, 2026
Chile's IPSA index fell 0.16% to 11,220 as SQM's lithium slide offset gains in retailers. The peso held flat at...
September 12, 2026
Falklands Dispute Spills Into Chilean Congress Over Strait of Magellan
A Chilean deputy likened the British Falklands to Magallanes; the ambassador in Buenos Aires was told to explain himself as...
September 11, 2026
Jamiroquai in Santiago, Chile: The Acid-Jazz Legends Play Claro Arena on September 15, 2026
Jamiroquai play Santiago's Claro Arena on September 15, 2026 — the Latin American tour's Chile stop between São Paulo and...
September 11, 2026
Chile Unemployment Crisis Pushes Kast Toward Stimulus as Allies Attack His Cabinet
Chile unemployment at 9.5%, a five-year high, pushes minister Quiroz toward surgical stimulus while the UDI demands an end to...
September 11, 2026