Latin American exports fall sharply amid COVID-19 pandemic: IDB report
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the downward trend in exports from Latin America that had been observed since last year and…
Economy
Chile to help LATAM Airlines after bankruptcy announcement
SANTIAGO – The Chilean government will make facilities available to LATAM Airlines to help the company to “quickly get out” of its current situation, Chilean…
IMF approves US$23.93 billion credit line for Chile
SANTIAGO – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved a two-year $24 billion for Chile under the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) as the South…
Chile sends troops to contain hungry protesters in Santiago
SANTIAGO – Coronavirus cases keep soaring in Chile as soldiers are deployed to back up riot police in Santiago following clashes with demonstrators angry about…
China allows citrus exports from Chile
SANTIAGO – China has opened its markets to receive all citrus fruits from Chile, the country’s Minister of Agriculture announced this week. It came after…
Coronavirus: Protesters demanding food aid clash with police in Santiago
Dozens of people demanding government aid amidst a COVID-19 lockdown clashed with police on the outskirts of Santiago, Chile, on Monday. Police and protesters clashed…
Chile requests IMF for 23.8 billion flexible credit line
WASHINGTON – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) ha said its managing director plans to approve Chile’s request for a 23.8 billion U.S. dollars Flexible Credit…
Chilean consumer prices rose 0.3% in March, and 3.7% in twelve months
SANTIAGO – Chile consumer prices rose 0.3% in March, the government’s statistics agency said on Wednesday, pushed upwards by a rise in food and education…
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…
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…