Former Chilean president Sebastián Piñera died Tuesday in a helicopter crash, local media reported.
The accident occurred on Chilean Lake Ranco, leaving one dead and three injured, according to local sources. Piñera, 74, held the presidency of the South American country in the periods 2010-2014 and…
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The IDB grants 125 million dollars to decarbonize Chile
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), through IDB Invest, granted a financial package of 125 million dollars to Engie's Chilean subsidiary to accelerate the decarbonization of the electricity company in the Andean country.
As reported…
Central Bank of Chile maintains the interest rate at 0.5 %
The board of the Central Bank of Chile unanimously decided to maintain interest rates at the level of 0.5 % and to adapt a new credit assistance program of up to 10 billion dollars, through the financing line conditioned to the increase of…
Chile announced an increase in public spending by 9.5%
The president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, assured in a public appearance the main axes of the 2021 budget, which includes a 9.5% boost in spending, up to 73,234 million dollars, to recover income and jobs lost by the crisis of the…
Chile contemplates a five-step plan to revive the country
Chilean President Sebastián Piñera presented the de-escalation plan called "Paso a Paso" (Step by Step), to gradually reactivate the country after "five weeks of improvement".
"These five weeks of improvement allow us to start a new stage…
Chile announces closure of five embassies in the world
The Chilean Government will close five embassies: Greece, Romania, Denmark, Algeria and Syria, which will allow savings of approximately $ 5 million annually, in the context of the coronavirus pandemic.
Several media reported that the…
Latin American countries agree on solutions to revive their economy
Through a videoconference on Tuesday different Latin American countries that make up the Forum for the Progress of South America (Prosur in Spanish) agreed to join efforts for the reactivation of the economy, thus promoting employment and…
Chilean economy presented expansion in December
With a surprising result, the Chilean economy presented an expansion of 1.1% during December thanks to mining results, among other aspects.
After two months of crash markets caused by the social crisis, the Central Bank issued the report…
Chile seeks to recover its economy through liquidity injection
Chile has one of the strongest economies in Latin America. However, it does not escape global financial, social and political instability. In order to meet these challenges, the Executive of Sebastián Piñera announced that he will raise the…
Chile will say present at the G7 summit
For the first time in its history, Chile was invited to participate in a meeting of the G7, a group of countries characterized by having the most powerful economies in the world.
The invitation to the president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera,…
Chile in the middle of a new labor reform
The second project of the Labor Reform in Chile signed on Thursday by Sebastián Piñera proposes a "voluntary flexibilization of the working days with two new modalities: 4 worked days and 3 rest days with 45 hours of weekly stop, or 180…
Chile to implement 5G technology
After a meeting of the president of Chile Sebastián Piñera with his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, the Latin American country confirmed its intentions to improve its technological development.
One of the proposals is to develop 5G…