Tag: Chile

• Thursday, July 22nd 2010 - 10:14 UTC

  Chile considering bill to encourage repatriation of funds from abroad

  

  The Chilean government’s interest in creating a law to encourage the repatriation of funds from abroad received approval by a number of tax experts this past week, reported local media. The proposal, which was first mentioned publicly, last week would allow money earned outside the country to enter Chile, but at a lower tax rate.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 - 07:04 UTC

  Peru and Chile agree on confidence building measures in defence affairs

  

  Peruvian Defence Minister Rafael Rey said this week that representatives from Chile and Peru would meet next Monday for the first time in an effort to establish common criteria for approving military expenditures. Rey also said he would meet with his Chilean counterpart, Jaime Ravinet, in Lima in August.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 - 06:43 UTC

  Lan Chile renews fleet and purchases 50 Airbus A320 family

  

  Chile’s flag air carrier Lan Airlines S.A. and its subsidiaries, one of the leading airlines in Latin America, announced Tuesday an agreement for the purchase of 50 modern Airbus A320 family aircraft to be delivered between 2012 and 2016.

• Wednesday, July 21st 2010 - 06:16 UTC

  Chile begins reconstruction of cities hit by February earthquake

  

  Nearly five months after the Feb. 27 earthquake in Chile, the cities of Talca and Curicó, two of the hardest hit areas have begun the first steps to rebuild their historic centres, which together account for almost 364 blocks of severely damaged landscapes.

• Saturday, July 17th 2010 - 06:09 UTC

  Intense cold weather in Chile anticipates higher prices for fruits and vegetables

  

  The past week’s intensely cold weather has hit farm in central and southern Chile hard, especially those growing fruits and vegetables. Production is expected to drop sharply and there has already been a 20% rise in fruit and vegetable prices.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:18 UTC

  Two and a half million Chileans live below the poverty line

  

  The numbers are startling: two and a half million Chileans are currently living below the poverty line, according to a new study by the Caracterización Socioeconómica Nacional (CASEN) 2009.

• Friday, July 16th 2010 - 03:05 UTC

  Bolivia sea outlet negotiation with Chile inconclusive, next week in La Paz

  

  The meeting between Chile and Bolivia’s foreign ministers was temporarily suspended as the pair attended the inauguration of a new border post between the two countries in Chungará.

• Thursday, July 15th 2010 - 06:12 UTC

  Park for astronomical observation ensures Chile’s prominence in the field

  

  Widely considered a Mecca for astronomy, Chile has further assured its world prominence in the field of astronomy with a new law that will set aside land specifically for astronomical observation for the next 50 years.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 21:23 UTC

  Chile and Bolivia meet in La Paz to discuss maritime dispute

  

  Chilean and Bolivian Foreign Ministers gathered in La Paz, Bolivia on Monday to discuss resolving a decades-old maritime dispute.

• Tuesday, July 13th 2010 - 06:40 UTC

  Chile clears minefields in Magallanes Region and Tierra del Fuego

  

  Chile will announce this week that the extreme south of the country, in areas next to the border with Argentina, is free of antipersonnel mines. Chilean authorities consider this a major step to comply with the 2016 Ottawa convention timetable.