Chile

• Saturday, December 18th 2021 - 09:38 UTC

  Bloomberg's pessimistic outlook of Chile's once shinning future

  

  For decades, Chileans watched from afar as their South American neighbors grappled with galloping inflation, financial crashes, and extreme political swings, destabilizing forces that compelled the wealthy to send hundreds of billions of dollars to havens in Switzerland, the Cayman Islands, or the U.S.

• Friday, December 17th 2021 - 09:00 UTC

  Chile: Pinochet's widow Lucía Hiriart dies aged 99

  

  Lucía Hiriart, the widow of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet, has died at her home in Santiago at the age of 99, her family announced Thursday.

• Thursday, December 16th 2021 - 09:34 UTC

  Magallanes reports 32 new Covid-19 cases and two deaths

  

  The Chilean Ministry of Health Office in the extreme south Magallanes Region regretted the death of two patients diagnosed with Covid-19 at the Magallanes Clinic Hospital, a 79-year lady and a man of 64.

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 21:10 UTC

  Former Chilean President Bachelet announces she will vote for Boric

  

  Former Chile President and current United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet Wednesday admitted she would support leftwing candidate Gabriel Boric for the Dec. 19 presidential runoff against far-right candidate José Antonio Kast.

• Wednesday, December 15th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Chilean central bank increases interest rate reference to 4%, highest since 2014

  

  The Chilean Central Bank's Monetary Policy meeting on Tuesday raised the reference interest rate 125 base points to 4%, the highest since June 2014. The decision came as no surprise for markets since the bank is determined to contain inflation, (6,7% in the twelve months to November) and anticipated it will continue on the path for as long as necessary.

• Tuesday, December 14th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

  Kast closes in on Boric ahead of Chile's presidential runoff

  

  A new survey has shown Conservative candidate José Antonio Kast has narrowed the gap between him and his leftwing opponent Gabriel Boric, who according to most polls, is expected to win the Dec. 19 presidential runoff in Chile.

• Monday, December 13th 2021 - 23:13 UTC

  Falklands: Update on resumption of passenger flights

  

  As part of the regular review process concerning Covid-19 measures affecting the Falkland Islands, the government is in regular dialogue with LATAM concerning the resumption of flights with South America, namely with Chile and Brazil.

• Saturday, December 11th 2021 - 09:33 UTC

  Falklands' Government requests Argentina for compassionate charter flight to Chile

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) confirmed on Friday that in effect it has held conversations with the UK government about the possibility of putting on a charter flight for South American members of our community to visit family and friends during the festive season.

• Friday, December 10th 2021 - 09:22 UTC

  Omicron variant slowly spreads throughout Chile

  

  Chilean health authorities Thursday confirmed three cases of the Omicron strain had been detected nationwide while four other people were being tested for that particular variant of the coronavirus.

• Wednesday, December 8th 2021 - 09:44 UTC

  Chile's inflation: the highest since December 2008; Central Bank expected to further raise basic rate

  

  Chile's Consumer Price Index, CPI, in November climbed 0,5%, in line with market expectations, according to a report from the Stats Office, INE, In the eleven months of the year the IPC reached 6,3% and 6,7% in the last twelve months, which is the highest since December 2008 (7,1%), and far above the Central Bank's target of 3%.