Chilean president announces more aid amid debate over third pension withdrawal
The President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, announced on Monday new aid of US$5.5 billion to face the economic crisis generated...
April 19, 2021Topic
Chile
Travelers coming from Brazil who violate quarantine pay R$10,000 fine in France
France will impose a €1,500 (about R$ 10,000) fine to travelers from Brazil, Chile, Argentina and South Africa who fail...
April 19, 2021
Kirchner, Uribe, Morales, Fujimori… The past weighs heavily on today’s Latin America
An anchor keeps Latin America stuck in its most recent past. A retrospective look highlights how difficult it is for...
April 19, 2021
Chile claims that Sinovac vaccine prevents 67% of Covid-19 infections
The vaccine from the Chinese laboratory Sinovac prevents 67% of covid-19 infections, according to data from a study on its...
April 16, 2021
Chile joins global debate on imposing a tax on the super-rich
Chile, the country with the third-largest number of billionaires in Latin America, joins the global debate on the tax on...
April 15, 2021
Brazil, Mexico and Chile leverage weak dollar, while Argentina and Peru’s currencies slip deeper
Latin American markets closed mixed on Tuesday, with gains in Brazil, Mexico and Chile taking advantage of global dollar weakness...
April 14, 2021
E-commerce platform Nuvemshop raises R$500 million from investors
The round, led by funds Accel Partners, ThornTree Capital Kaszek, Qualcomm Ventures, and investor Kevin Efrusy, comes just five months...
April 13, 2021
Chile accelerates 5G rollout, hopes to attract Amazon Web’s new data processing center
With the United States and China in dispute over digital security and data protection, Chile, which counts both countries as...
April 13, 2021
Approval of Chile’s president falls to 14% in the midst of dramatic Covid wave
The approval of Chile's president, right-wing Sebastián Piñera, fell to 14% in the midst of the worsening of the second...
April 12, 2021