Chile

• Saturday, November 12th 2022 - 13:19 UTC

  South American Corporation to bid for 2030 World Cup created

  

  The governments of Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, and Paraguay Friday launched the Corporación Juntos 2030, a body to jointly bid for the hosting of the 2030 football World Cup.

• Friday, November 11th 2022 - 10:55 UTC

  Chilean President likens Mapuches to Nazis

  

  Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font said during his first visit as head of state to La Araucanía that the Mapuche groups carrying out terrorist attacks in the area were “cowards,” and likened their actions to those of the Nazis in the 1930s.

• Thursday, November 10th 2022 - 10:07 UTC

  Chile's interannual inflation on downward path

  

  Chile's inflation in October reached 0.5 % over the previous month, the National Statistics Institute (INE) reported this week. The new figure means an accumulated 11.4 % in the first ten months of 2022 and 12.8 % interannually.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 22:32 UTC

  Exports of Chilean fruit looking at bright future ahead

  

  Chile's Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile (Fedefruta) has reported exports this season could be “very good for everyone,” thanks to favorable weather, it was reported Wednesday.

• Wednesday, November 9th 2022 - 10:48 UTC

  Yellow Alert decreed in Chile over increasing volcanic activity

  

  Chilean authorities have issued a Yellow Alert for the communes of Villarrica, Pucón, and Curarrehue in the region of La Araucanía, and for Panguipulli, in Los Ríos after an increase in activity by the Villarrica volcano was detected.

• Friday, November 4th 2022 - 10:32 UTC

  Boric launches bill to change Chile's pension system

  

  Chilean President Gabriel Boric Font has submitted before Congress a bill to end the pension fund administrators system created under dictator Augusto Pinochet.

• Saturday, October 29th 2022 - 10:00 UTC

  Chile: Leading copper producer reports 10.4% drop in output

  

  Chile's state-owned copper producer Codelco reported Friday a 10.4 % decrease in output in the first three quarters of 2022.

• Thursday, October 27th 2022 - 10:18 UTC

  Crime in Chile: Opposition praises president Boric's change of attitude', but distrust entourage

  

  Despite the collapse in public opinion approval of Chilean president Gabriel Boric, the government's opposition have valued the change of attitude from the leader, in recent weeks when referring to crucial areas such as law and order, although admitting there are still “pockets of resistance” in the government.

• Friday, October 21st 2022 - 20:45 UTC

  “Lithium ABC countries” working on common pricing policies

  

  South America's “ABC” lithium-producing countries Argentina, Bolivia, and Chile are considering joint policies to set the sale price of the mineral, Télam reported Thursday.

• Thursday, October 20th 2022 - 23:24 UTC

  Chile to be billed for travelers seeking treatment in Chubut

  

  Chile's government will pay for the non-urgent medical treatment given to citizens of that country at the hospital in the Argentine Patagonia city of Esquel, effective next month, following an agreement with the province of Chubut.