Entel Q2 Profit Soars 39% to US$27 Million on Peru Mobile Boom
Entel Q2 profit rose 39.4% and first-half profit gained 29%, driven by mobile and fibre growth in Chile and Peru...
August 5, 2026Section
Chile News in English
Chile news in English from The Rio Times — Santiago politics, economy, copper markets and culture.
Los Maitenes 131 MWp Solar-Plus-Storage Plant Breaks Ground
ContourGlobal has begun building Los Maitenes, a hybrid solar-plus-storage plant in Chile's O'Higgins region, pairing 131 MWp of solar with...
August 5, 2026
Corfo Lithium Payments Surge 427% to US$791 Million
Lithium payments to Corfo jumped 427% to US$791 million in the first half of 2026 as record prices and SQM's...
August 5, 2026
Chile’s Codelco Halts El Teniente Expansion over Seismic Risk
Codelco suspended El Teniente's Andes Norte over an emerging deep-seismic risk, halting a key expansion and affecting four contractors and...
August 5, 2026
Chile’s Kast Tax Reform Passes: What Expats Must Know
Chile's Chamber passed Kast's tax reform: corporate tax toward 23%, property-tax relief for over-65s. The three-year foreign-income exemption is unchanged.
August 5, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile's S&P IPSA dipped 0.48% and the peso surged 1.56% on 4 August. SQM and BCI bucked the trend as...
August 5, 2026
Marty Friedman Returns to Chile for Two November 2026 Shows
Ex-Megadeth guitarist Marty Friedman returns to Chile in November 2026 for two shows, in Valparaíso on the 13th and Santiago...
August 4, 2026
LATAM Airlines Approves Buyback of Up to 5% of Its Shares
LATAM Airlines shareholders approved a buyback of up to 5% of its stock, a bold capital-return move three years after...
August 4, 2026
Chile Markets: IPSA & the Peso
Chile's S&P IPSA rose 0.30% and the peso firmed to 925.12 per dollar as crude's slide lifted risk appetite. Retail...
August 4, 2026