Chile

Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 20:57 UTC
LATAM obtains financing to reorganize the group and begin exiting bankruptcy

On Wednesday, LATAM airlines announced it had obtained committed financing of US$ 750 million as part of the Chapter 11 proceedings, allowing the company to improve its financing conditions and to start exiting the bankruptcy process
Thursday, September 30th 2021 - 09:46 UTC
Paraguay and Chile closer to bilateral FTA after Piñera visit

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera's visit to Asunción has left his country closer to a free trade agreement with Paraguay, it was announced.
Tuesday, September 28th 2021 - 09:35 UTC
Visiting president Piñera and Lacalle Pou address health and post pandemic issues

Trade, health and the post-pandemic, communications and the Pacific basin were some of the issues addressed by Chilean president Sebastian Piñera with his Uruguayan peer, Luis Lacalle Pou, during a one-day visit to Montevideo.
Monday, September 27th 2021 - 13:55 UTC
Chile starts vaccinating kids aged 6-11 at schools

Mass vaccination against COVID-19 of over 1.5 million Chilean schoolchildren aged 6 to 11 has kicked off Monday, it was reported. Chilean authorities have also confirmed Sinovac's drug CoronaVac is to be administered but only to those children who have parental consent.
Monday, September 27th 2021 - 09:39 UTC
International community concerned over xenophobia in Chile

The United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef) Saturday asked the Chilean Government to guarantee and protect the rights of migrant children, following violent incidents involving foreign citizens in the city port Iquique, which has been flocked by undocumented migrants.
Monday, September 27th 2021 - 09:13 UTC
Piñera arrives in Uruguay, the second leg of a three South American countries tour

Chilean president Sebastián Piñera with a delegation of two ministers and members of congress will be arriving Monday morning in Montevideo for a meeting with president Luis Lacalle Pou, the second leg of a three countries tour of South America.
Monday, September 27th 2021 - 08:22 UTC
Fonterra divesting from Chile after thirty years operations

New Zealand's dairy group Fonterra, one of the largest in the world has announced it is leaving Chile after thirty years and has put on sale its Chilean branch Soprole of which it controls 99% of the stock.
Thursday, September 23rd 2021 - 23:14 UTC
Foreign offenders expelled from Chile as deportation of irregular migrants set to resume

Chilean migration authorities Thursday expelled 49 migrants who were found guilty of human trafficking in addition to carrying weapons illegally, the Department of Migration and International Police of Tarapacá reported.
Thursday, September 23rd 2021 - 09:00 UTC
Chilean Antarctic bases changing energy sources with German support

The Chilean Antarctic Institute, Inach, Germany's International Cooperation Agency, GIZ, and the Antarctica Foundation 21 have started working in energy options, assessing alternatives for the Chilean bases in the continent, avoiding CO2 emissions, such as green hydrogen.
Wednesday, September 22nd 2021 - 09:05 UTC
Bolsonaro tells UN his gov't is for COVID-19 vaccination but against mandates

Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro Tuesday highlighted his policies, economic or otherwise, during his opening speech at the 76th United Nations General Assembly in New York City.