Chile

• Tuesday, July 11th 2017 - 08:21 UTC

  Chile lowers growth forecast in 2017; June data showed surprise deflation of 0.4%

  

  Chile's government has cut its forecast for 2017 economic growth to 1.5% from 2.25%, Finance Minister Rodrigo Valdes said on Monday as the long-awaited recovery remains elusive.

• Saturday, July 8th 2017 - 10:12 UTC

  Canning House to host round table with UK ambassadors from Southern Cone

  

  British Ambassadors to the Southern Cone countries, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Chile will be attending Canning House to give round-table briefings on their experiences since their recent appointments to their respective posts. They will present the latest political, economic and business updates from those countries and answer any questions during the closed round-table session.

• Thursday, July 6th 2017 - 07:04 UTC

  Morales accuses Chile of violating International Court of Justice rules

  

  Bolivian President Evo Morales accused his Chilean counterpart, Michelle Bachelet, of violating rules of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague by “revealing” the content of the report filed by that country in the dispute over the use of the Silala River, while causing an “unnecessary” conflict in the media.

• Monday, July 3rd 2017 - 22:06 UTC

  Chile: Polling stations open for Sunday’s primary elections

  

  More than 14 million Chileans are eligible to vote Sunday to choose in primary elections who will be the official candidates for the presidential elections of November 19 for two political alliances: Let”s Go Chile and Broad Front. Three politicians are running for the ticket of the right wing Let’s Go Chile, former president (2010-2014) Sebastian Piñera, the favorite; Deputy Felipe Kast, and Senator Manuel José Ossandon.

• Thursday, June 29th 2017 - 21:36 UTC

  Chile Day 2017 speech by Sir Alan Duncan

  

  Foreign Office Minister Sir Alan Duncan spoke of the strength of the UK-Chile relationship, our historical ties and common values. Chile Day's objective include strengthening ties between the City of London and representatives from Chilean capital markets

• Thursday, June 29th 2017 - 08:17 UTC

  LGBTI Diversity Flag hoisted in Chilean city of Punta Arenas

  

  The diversity flag was hoisted Wednesday on Mount La Cruz in Punta Arenas, Chile's southernmost city, as part of the celebration of the International Gay Pride Day (LGBTI) by the Iguales Foundation. Similar ceremonies were held all over the world, including the Magallanes Region Government House, over 2,000 kilometers south of Santiago.

• Monday, June 26th 2017 - 21:22 UTC

  'Alive' survivor Coche Inciarte writes his memoirs

  

  José Luis “Coche” Inciarte, one of the 16 survivors from the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash into the Andes mountains on Friday, October 13, 1972, has published his memoirs, in which he focuses on that life-changing event.

• Sunday, June 25th 2017 - 12:57 UTC

  Bachelet promised to submit a proposal to Congress which seeks to create a ministry for Indigenous people.

  

  On Friday, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet extended a formal apology to the Mapuche people for “errors and horrors” perpetrated by the state against their communities. She announced plans to concede more power and resources to the Indigenous group.

• Thursday, June 22nd 2017 - 20:19 UTC

  Chilean court orders to return $4.8m to Pinochet’s family

  

  A Chilean appeals court Wednesday ruled that $4.8-million in cash and assets frozen during a legal investigation is to be returned to the family of late longtime dictator Augusto Pinochet.

• Saturday, June 17th 2017 - 16:26 UTC

  Pence to visit Colombia, Chile, Argentina and Panama in August

  

  US Vice President Mike Pence announced he will be travelling to Central and South America later this year. During a conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America in Miami it became known that the Vice President will be touring Colombia -Cartagena and Bogota-, Buenos Aires, Santiago de Chile and Panama City on August 13-18.