Chile

• Thursday, October 13th 2022 - 10:18 UTC

  Chile ups TPM to curb inflation

  

  Chile's Central Bank Wednesday announced an increase of 50 basis points to the Monetary Policy Rate (TPM) which has been now set at 11.25% in a unanimous decision by the Board aimed at tackling inflation.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Chile's Senate greenlights CPTPP agreement

  

  Chile's Upper House Tuesday ratified by 27 votes in favor, 10 against and 1 abstention, the country's joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) which is expected to generate annual revenues of US$ 1.2 billion, it was announced.

• Wednesday, October 12th 2022 - 09:39 UTC

  Chile and visiting South Korean PM agree to update trade deal and a strategic minerals MOU

  

  Chilean president Gabriel Boric and South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo agreed on Tuesday in Santiago to resume negotiations this year to upgrade a bilateral free trade agreement that went into effect in 2004.

• Monday, October 10th 2022 - 10:43 UTC

  Chilean Senator outraged at Argentine ministers' Antarctica trip

  

  A Chilean opposition Senator has voiced his concern over the recent presence of Argentine Ministers Jorge Taiana, Daniel Filmus, and Carla Vizotti in Antarctica, as both countries' claims over the territory overlap

• Friday, October 7th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

  Blinken discusses bilateral issues with Boric in Santiago

  

  US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font Wednesday at the Palacio de la Moneda, in Santiago, to discuss further investments in the South American country, it was reported.

• Friday, September 30th 2022 - 18:55 UTC

  Chilean President a “lapdog” of the US for Nicaragua's Ortega

  

  Nicaraguan leader Daniel Ortega Wednesday dubbed Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font a “lapdog” of the US administration and insisted it had become fashionable to request the release of political prisoners in his country.

• Wednesday, September 28th 2022 - 10:30 UTC

  Brazilian president confident he will be reelected Sunday with no runoff

  

  Brazil's incumbent President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday insisted he would be reelected in next Sunday's first round despite all credible polls forecasting that he would be lucky if he can make it through to a runoff against the former head of state Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva.

• Monday, September 26th 2022 - 09:45 UTC

  Chile appoints interim Joint Chief of Staff

  

  Chile's Defense Minister Maya Fernández is to appear before Congress Tuesday to brief lawmakers on the scandal involving the leak of confidential emails among high-ranking military officers.

• Saturday, September 24th 2022 - 07:43 UTC

  Royal Caribbean and DAP plan to promote Antarctica cruises from Puerto Williams in the Navarino island

  

  A large boost for the cruise industry in Chile, according to the leading newspaper of the country, El Mercurio. Royal Caribbean and Punta Arenas airline DAP are planning to invest some 18 million dollars in the construction of a five-star hotel in Puerto Williams, a small town on Chilean territory, Navarino island, across from Argentina's Ushuaia.

• Friday, September 23rd 2022 - 19:13 UTC

  Chile's top general resigns over intel leak

  

  Chilean General Guillermo Paiva Hernández has resigned as head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (EMCO) following the leaking of classified information to the press which went viral Thursday