Pacific Alliance

Monday, March 14th 2022 - 20:19 UTC
Boric would like Chile to resume full ties with Bolivia

Chile's President Gabriel Boric Font Monday urged his Bolivian counterpart Luis Arce Catacora to resume diplomatic ties, which were severed in the 1970s.
Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:55 UTC
Jeremy Corbyn and Dilma Rousseff, special guests to Chilean president Boric inauguration Friday

The office of Chilean president-elect Gabriel Boric, who this Friday takes office as the successor of Sebastian Piñera, released the names of a list of special guests to the inauguration ceremony which includes well-known political leaders and social activists.
Thursday, March 10th 2022 - 19:51 UTC
February inflation in Chile moderates but still high; beware of consequences of the Russia/Ukraine war

Inflation in Chile during February climbed 0,3%, well below market expectations, but still 7,8% in the last twelve months, the highest recorded since November 2008. The release was done by the country's stats institute, INE, and was indeed a positive announcement given the private estimates (0,6% and 0,7%) and the fact that inflation was effectively surging, 1,2% in January.
Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 09:50 UTC
Chilean Deputies pass State of Exception for southern provinces

Chile's Lower House Monday passed 73 votes in favor, 41 against, and five abstentions the renewal of the State of Exception in four southern provinces in the Bíobio and La Araucanía regions. The measure still has to be approved by the Senate.
Monday, February 21st 2022 - 10:01 UTC
Chilean fishermen want “Ministry of the Sea” created

Non-industrial fishermen in the Chilean city of Osorno have requested President-elect Gabriel Boric to create a Ministry of the Sea and insisted on the need to change the Fisheries Law so as to eliminate trawling.
Saturday, February 19th 2022 - 09:59 UTC
Interior Minister wants Chile's northern borders fully closed

Chile's Interior Minister Rodrigo Delgado wants to close the country's northern border as a new stage of the “state of exception” already in force in four provinces where the migration crisis is escalating.
Thursday, February 17th 2022 - 21:08 UTC
State of Emergency decreed in northern Chile to deal with irregular migration

Chile's government has decreed a State of Exception in the country's northern region to address the migration crisis, which has resulted in both an increase in crime and in acts of xenophobia, it was announced.
Tuesday, February 8th 2022 - 09:37 UTC
2021 was a good year for foreign direct investment in Chile, the highest since 2015

Foreign Direct Investment, FDI, in Chile during the twelve months of 2021 reached US$ 16,782 billion, the best amount since 2015, according to the Central bank which added it represented a 95% increase over 2020. Overall it was 62% higher than the average of the last five years, and 16% above the 2003/2021 average.
Wednesday, January 26th 2022 - 20:15 UTC
Singapore signs treaty to join Pacific Alliance as an associated state

The Asian nation of Singapore Wednesday became the first country to join the Pacific Alliance as an Associated State to the group made up of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru.
Monday, January 24th 2022 - 09:45 UTC
Haitian migrants stranded at Santiago's airport in Chile

A group of 23 Haitian migrants were stranded Sunday at Santiago's Arturo Merino Benítez international airport where they have filed for refugee status but nevertheless fear local authorities might deport them back to their country of origin where all lives are “at-risk” due to the ongoing crisis, according to Rodolfo Noriega of the local Migrant Ombudsman's Office.