Tag: Chile

• Friday, November 15th 2013 - 16:27 UTC

  The anonymous millions of dollars spent in Chilean campaign donations

  

  It will come as no surprise to Chileans that some of the country’s biggest companies — and richest families — have donated millions of dollars to presidential and parliamentary campaigns this election season. However, until an investigative report was published last week, people were only able to speculate on the matter, as a law passed in 2003 allows donors and donations to remain completely anonymous.

• Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 19:58 UTC

  UK becomes observer of the Pacific Alliance, announces Chilean foreign minister

  

  Chilean Foreign Affairs Minister Alfredo Moreno has said that the UK has been granted Observer Status of the Pacific Alliance. The announcement was made by Moreno during his recent visit to Europe. The Pacific Alliance is made up of Chile, Peru, Colombia and Mexico and is consolidating as the fastest growing group in the region.

• Thursday, November 14th 2013 - 18:30 UTC

  Business climate in Latam receives 'unfavorable' assessment from Brazil's leading foundation

  

  The business climate (ICE) in Uruguay was down in the third quarter of the year, which means the country dropped from position 5 to 7 in the ranking of the eleven economies contemplated in the index elaborated by the Brazilian Getulio Vargas Foundation and Germany's respected IFO.

• Wednesday, November 13th 2013 - 18:52 UTC

  Latin America's English proficiency ‘very low’

  

  Despite a strong economy attracting new international business and increasing the need for multilingual professionals in the workforce, Chile remains one of the countries with the lowest levels of competency in English among adults worldwide, according to a study released Friday.

• Monday, November 11th 2013 - 18:56 UTC

  Majority of Chileans, 83% support nationalizing copper, but it's not an issue of the presidential campaign

  

  In an annual poll released last month, 83% of Chileans voted positively when asked “Are you in favor or against the proposal to nationalize copper?” — registering overwhelming support for a prospective reform that, while radical, remains relatively low on the list of campaign hot topics the November 17 presidential election.

• Monday, November 11th 2013 - 12:44 UTC

  Despite Forbes/ JP Morgan, Bachelet guarantees continuation of 'Chilean economic miracle'

  

  On the brink of Chile's presidential elections, 17 November, US business magazine Forbes has published an article warning voters that electing Michelle Bachelet of the Socialist Party (PS) would put an end to the Chilean “economic miracle.”

• Saturday, November 9th 2013 - 03:14 UTC

  Peru is the original home of Pisco, says EU; grief in Chile

  

  Peru has scored a significant victory in the age-old battle with Chile over the origin of the two countries’ most popular liquor, with the European Commission recognizing the former as the original home of pisco

• Thursday, November 7th 2013 - 06:58 UTC

  Symbolic fourth bell returns from Wales to Chile's 14th Fire Brigade, 150 years later

  

  In another demonstration of the close links of Chile and Britain, members of the 14th Fire Brigade from the city of Santiago de Chile officially received the fourth bell of the old Compañía de Jesús Church which was completely destroyed by a devastating fire that also killed over 2.500 people in 1863, almost 150 years ago.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 01:38 UTC

  Piñera joins the Pascua Lama gold mine project fray and points to Barrick Gold

  

  Chilean President Sebastián Piñera has entered the fray surrounding Barrick Gold’s decision to temporarily suspend construction on its troubled Pascua Lama gold mine which straddles up in the Andes along Chile and Argentina, a move which activists slammed as a ploy.

• Wednesday, November 6th 2013 - 01:24 UTC

  Chilean presidential hopeful Matthei 'embarrassed' by the 'poll festival'

  

  Chile's ruling-party candidate Evelyn Matthei said she is “embarrassed” by the “poll festival” that shows opposition candidate Michelle Bachelet as the clear front-runner ahead of the country’s November 17 presidential election. Several polls have shown former president Bachelet could have enough votes to win in the first round of voting.