Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile's S&P IPSA closed essentially flat on Aug 20 as SQM-B rose 3.7% while the peso eased to 922.1 per...
August 21, 2026Section
Chile News in English
Chile news in English from The Rio Times — Santiago politics, economy, copper markets and culture.
Chile Wants Six Million Tonnes of Copper. Right Now It Is Producing Less Each Year
Chile's copper production target of six million tonnes runs against Cochilco's own forecast of 5.27 million this year, a fall...
August 20, 2026
Chile’s Foreign Minister Spent Five Days in China Talking About Artificial Intelligence
Chile China artificial intelligence cooperation topped the agenda as foreign minister Francisco Pérez Mackenna spent 18-22 August in Beijing.
August 20, 2026
Chile’s Main Stock Index Changes Hands, and Gains a Member on 1 September
The Chile IPSA index moves to MSCI methodology on 1 September 2026, adding Pampa Investments and dropping its fixed 30-stock...
August 20, 2026
A Spanish Builder Walked Off Chile’s Bridges and Left 50 Small Firms Unpaid
Biobío contractors unpaid by Spanish builder Tapusa blocked central Concepción on 20 August. About 50 firms are owed some US$3.3...
August 20, 2026
Valparaíso’s Free Dance Biennial Ends This Week, and Tonight Is the Big One
The Valparaiso dance biennial closes on 21 August with free performances at the Parque Cultural. Nine contemporary works, no ticket...
August 20, 2026
On Saturday, Chilean Restaurants Give Part of the Till to Families the Storms Left Without Roofs
Chile Cocina por Chile runs on 22 August: restaurants, cafes and food trucks donate part of the day's sales to...
August 20, 2026
Chile Referendum Idea Raised on Security Reform, Then Dropped
A Chile referendum on Kast's security reform was floated by allies, then ruled out by his own ministers. What the...
August 20, 2026
Chile Stopped Two Highway Awards Just Before Signing, and Spain’s Builders Are Getting Nervous
Two Chile road concessions in Biobío were halted at the last procedural step on budget grounds, unsettling the Spanish groups...
August 20, 2026