Chile

• Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 09:21 UTC

  Chilean Senate sinks Piñera into deeper isolation regarding withdrawal of pension funds

  

  Chile's Senate Thursday passed a bill whereby people shall be allowed to withdraw an additional ten per cent from the pension funds to be able to cope with the hardships caused by job losses and the closing of businesses owing to the restrictive health measures against Covid-19.

• Friday, April 23rd 2021 - 09:16 UTC

  Tourism in South America will not bounce back at least until 2022

  

  In the absence of foreign travellers from Europe, the United States, Canada or Japan, tourism in South America is unble to hide its fragility going through the coronavirus pandemic, which has caused a major drop in visitors, it was reported. And there's not a single sign of recovery before 2022, according to industry analysts.

• Wednesday, April 21st 2021 - 23:53 UTC

  LATAM to resume Falkland Island routes Oct. 1, Covid-19 permitting

  

  Further to the announcement made on 1 February, the Falkland Islands Government can confirm that commercial air links with both Chile and Brazil will remain suspended until 1 October 2021.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2021 - 17:29 UTC

  France to impose € 1,500 fine to South American travelers who skip quarantine

  

  A ten-day mandatory quarantine for travellers arriving into France from South America, namely from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and French Guiana as well as from South Africa, shall be effective as of this coming Saturday, said French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Clément Beaune.

• Tuesday, April 20th 2021 - 10:24 UTC

  Chile's SQM to supply lithium to Johnson Matthey for electric car batteries

  

  The Chilean Chemical and Mining Society (SQM), one of the world's largest lithium producers, will supply lithium hydroxide to the British firm Johnson Matthey, at least until 2028, according to a new contract signed on Monday, it was announced.

• Saturday, April 17th 2021 - 10:36 UTC

  Chile's judiciary imposes first ever jail sentence on politician found guilty of corruption

  

  Former conservative Senator Jaime Orpis has been bestowed Friday with the dubious honour of becoming Chile's first-ever politician to be handed down a jail sentence for his involvement in acts of corruption.

• Tuesday, April 13th 2021 - 09:48 UTC

  Chile's Central Bank monthly report foresees 2021 inflation at 3.2%

  

  Chile's monthly report issued by the Central Bank Monday forecast inflation to close 2021 with a cumulative 3.2%, with no significant changes in sight for 2022 and 2023.

• Monday, April 12th 2021 - 10:40 UTC

  Chile has new immigration law after eight years in Congress

  

  Chile's President Sebastán Piñera Sunday signed into law the new migration law which spent eight years in Congress before being passed.

• Friday, April 9th 2021 - 09:23 UTC

  Chile, India discuss furthering trade under Partial Scope Agreement

  

  Delegates from Chile and India are discussing furthering bilateral trade under the so-called Partial Scope Agreement (PSA). Authorities from both countries are holding a series of virtual encounters due to round up Friday.

• Friday, April 9th 2021 - 09:14 UTC

  Chilean, Argentine scientists find remains of mammal from the age of dinosaurs

  

  The University of Chile Thursday announced the discovery of the remains of a hitherto unknown species of a mammal that inhabited Patagonia some 74 million years ago.