Tag: Chile

Thursday, August 11th 2016 - 06:14 UTC
Pacific Alliance members invite Uruguay to sign free trade agreements

Uruguay, a founding member of Mercosur has been invited by Pacific Alliance members Colombia and Peru to update and expand commercial agreements with the two countries and turn them into a free trade treaty, foreign minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa revealed during a hearing in Congress to analyze the current situation in Mercosur.
Wednesday, August 10th 2016 - 05:33 UTC
Punta Arenas airport plans to double passengers' terminal area and commercial aircraft capacity

Punta Arenas airport is planning to double the area of the passengers' terminal and increase the number of jet bridges from three to five, as part of a major expansion program given the increase in annual commercial traffic at the President Carlos Ibañez del Campo Airport, which has been double the Chilean average.
Friday, July 1st 2016 - 09:08 UTC
“Possible surprise” in US elections must have the Pacific Alliance “ready to react”

The Pacific Alliance must be “ready to react” to a possible “surprise” in the United States presidential election, Mexican Economy Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo said in Chile on Thursday.
Friday, July 1st 2016 - 08:45 UTC
Pacific Alliance after stronger integration and closer links with the EU

The presidents of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, the four member states of the Pacific Alliance, met on Thursday in the Chilean town of Puerto Varas to strengthen their economic integration in order to deal with the ravages of global finance. They also called for closer links with the European Union to bolster education for development.
Friday, July 1st 2016 - 08:30 UTC
Pacific Alliance members plan financial integration investing pension funds in infrastructure

The Pacific Alliance must improve integration of financial systems to spur investment in key areas such as infrastructure, finance ministers from the four member nations said on Thursday. The group, composed of Colombia, Mexico, Chile, and Peru, has already reached several accords in areas such as free commerce and immigration rules, but admitted that significant opportunities for integration remained.
Thursday, June 9th 2016 - 09:32 UTC
Bachelet names new chief of staff in an attempt to uplift her administration

Embattled Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's chief of staff, Jorge Burgos, resigned Wednesday after a series of disagreements with his boss over policy issues. The government said Burgos quit for “personal reasons,” and named Chile's current ambassador to Uruguay, Mario Fernandez Baeza, as his replacement.
Monday, May 30th 2016 - 07:13 UTC
Chilean rescue of Shackleton's crew from Elephant Island marked at British residence

A networking reception was held in the British residence on Wednesday 25 May to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the rescue by the Chilean pilot Luis Pardo, of the Armada de Chile, of Ernest Shackleton’s crew from Elephant Island.
Sunday, May 29th 2016 - 12:58 UTC
Chile has cleared 140 of 194 minefields; by 2020 the territory should entirely free

Chile has cleared 72% of minefields in its territory, and expects to have finished the task by March 2020, according to the head of the country's De-mining Committee Army Colonel Rodrigo Ventura.
Saturday, May 28th 2016 - 06:50 UTC
Magallanes region expanded 6.3% in the first quarter boosted by fisheries and construction

Magallanes region in the extreme south of Chile reported an economic activity of 6.3% during the first quarter of the year, according to the country's stats office, INE, only behind Atacama, 8.9% and Maule, 7.2%.
Friday, May 27th 2016 - 06:56 UTC
Chilean students back in the streets 'tired of waiting' for the education reform

Hooded protesters pelted stones at police who fired tear gas and water cannons in the Chilean capital Thursday, as thousands of students staged fresh street rallies demanding free university education. Students rallied in the center of Santiago, where security forces tried to block their path.