Chile’s GDP expands 3.3% in 3Q, but prospects for 4Q are discouraging
Chile’s gross domestic product grew 3.3 percent in the third quarter of 2019 compared with a year earlier, the central bank said on Monday. The…
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Chile announces measures to become a regional financial center
SANTIAGO – Within the framework of Chile Day in London, Minister of Finance Felipe Larraín has announced the sending to Congress of a bill to…
Argentina ready for its first sale of natural gas cargo
BUENOS AIRES – Argentina is offering its first-ever liquefied natural gas cargo, putting the nation on the verge of becoming a regular exporter of the…
Unemployment in Chile remains stable, 6.9% in the first quarter of 2019
SANTIAGO – The unemployment rate in Chile stood at 6.9% during the January-March mobile quarter of 2019, according to figures provided by the National Statistics…
Chile and Argentina celebrate approval of trade agreement
SANTIAGO – In the framework of the Meeting of Presidents of South America 2019, President Sebastián Piñera on Friday received his Argentine counterpart Mauricio Macri…
EU, Nato and G7 rattled as Italy joins China’s Silk Road project
ROME – Italy has become the first developed economy to sign up to China’s global investment program which has raised concerns among Italy’s Western allies….
Chile and Peru join hands to promote agricultural products in Asia
LIMA – The complementarity in some agricultural products between Peru and Chile has led both countries to sign an agreement to work on a joint…
UK and Chile sign new trade continuity agreement with post Brexit in mind
SANTIAGO – The United Kingdom and Chile signed on Wednesday in Santiago a trade continuity agreement that will see British businesses and consumers benefiting from…
Santiago Stock Exchange in its longest positive streak in its history
SANTIAGO – The Santiago Stock Exchange on Thursday scored its biggest positive streak in its history, after chaining its fifteenth consecutive session upwards. The IPSA,…
UK transport minister in Chile to boost trade ties
SANTIAGO – Jesse Norman MP, the UK Minister of State for Transport, visited Chile last week focusing on strengthening the UK-Chile relations in areas of…