Chile Finishes Its Index Overhaul and Hands the Keys to MSCI
Chile's nuam index convergence is finished and MSCI takes over the IPSA and IGPA on 1 September 2026. What changes...
August 27, 2026Section
Chile News in English
Chile news in English from The Rio Times — Santiago politics, economy, copper markets and culture.
IMF Renews Chile’s Credit Line With a US$11.8 Billion Backstop
The IMF renewed Chile's IMF credit line at about US$11.8 billion, a precautionary two-year backstop the country has never once...
August 27, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile Markets: the IPSA fell 0.7% to 11,367, a second straight loss, as banks and Mallplaza fell and the peso...
August 27, 2026
Chile’s First Private CEOL: US$70 Million Lithium-From-Waste Project
Chile's first CEOL lithium contract with a private firm lets Quiborax invest US$70 million to recover lithium from mining waste...
August 26, 2026
Chile Court Deals Kast 9-1 Defeat Over Free Disaster Reconnections
Chile's Constitutional Court voted 9-1 to keep free reconnection of water, power and gas in disaster zones, a sharp defeat...
August 26, 2026
Codelco and Pucobre Seal US$870 Million Tovaku Copper Alliance
Codelco and Pucobre formed a venture to develop the US$870 million Tovaku copper project, targeting 46,000 tonnes of cathodes a...
August 26, 2026
Chile GDP Flat in Second Quarter, Joint-Weakest in the OECD
Chile posted zero growth in Q2 2026, the joint-weakest in the OECD, as President Kast launched a commission to cut...
August 26, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile's S&P IPSA fell 0.8% on Tuesday as lithium heavyweight SQM-B dropped 4.1%. The peso held near 913 per dollar...
August 26, 2026
Chile’s Kast Retreats on Security Reform After Cross-Party Revolt
Chile's government downgraded the Kast security reform to a 30-day Senate urgency after cross-party attacks, opening a window to negotiate...
August 25, 2026