By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will join finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies for meetings in Sao Paolo, Brazil next week,…
By Daina Beth Solomon and Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The head of one of Chile’s top mining associations on Tuesday urged the government to speed up efforts to expand…
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The presidents of Chile and Mexico called for the strengthening of democracy in Latin America during a joint address on Sunday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of…
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Heavy rains in Chile’s central south farming region last week may have caused at least $1 billion in losses, according to estimates by authorities and the industry.…
By Karin Strohecker and Vincent Flasseur LONDON (Reuters) – The pace and scale of interest rate hikes across major developed and emerging economies shifted into a lower gear in July…
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile is expected to cut its benchmark interest rate on Friday, the first major Latin American economy to do so since a wave of…
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Now that Chile has passed an increase in mining royalties, copper miners are pushing for incentives to keep investing in production of the metal…
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s government now expects gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 0.2% in 2023, Finance Minister Mario Marcel told the Senate on Wednesday, revising its forecast down from…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Friday threatened to use congressional appropriations to block funding for a U.S. visa waiver program for Chile, blaming rising…
By Fabian Cambero SANTIAGO (Reuters) -The CEO of Chile’s state-owned mining giant Codelco is stepping down after only a year in the role, citing person reasons and “complexities” in running…
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – The board of Chile’s central bank on Tuesday activated a counter-cyclical capital buffer, setting the measure at 0.5% of risk-weighted assets for one year. The measure, which…
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile state-owned miner Codelco and multinational miner BHP Group signed a knowledge-sharing agreement on sustainable mining, Codelco said in a statement on Tuesday. The “collaboration accord” sets…
By Gabriel Burin BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The Chilean peso is set for a period of stability as economic and political worries continue to fade, validating the central bank’s decision…
By Lucila Sigal BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – In Argentina’s mountainous north, a strong pipeline of lithium projects close to coming online looks set to unlock a wave of production that…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s BYD Co Ltd, the world’s largest electric vehicle (EV) maker, plans to build a $290 million lithium cathode factory in Chile’s northern Antofagasta region, said…
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s central bank on Wednesday improved its expectations for the country’s economic growth this year but lowered estimates for 2024 as high inflation keeps hindering “sustainable” growth.…
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s IMACEC economic activity index dropped 0.5% in February compared to the same month last year, data showed on Monday, well below the expectations of economists polled…
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A foiled multimillion-dollar heist at Chile’s largest airport left two dead on Wednesday morning, highlighting concerns of rising crime in the Andean nation. Footage widely shared on…
(Reuters) – A third inquiry into the death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda 50 years ago could shed new light on whether he was poisoned by political enemies, as alleged…
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean President Gabriel Boric called for an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Monday to address riots in Brazil where supporters of far-right…
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile, the world’s top copper producer, saw exports of the red metal reach $4.28 billion in December, down 13.2% from a year earlier, the central bank said…
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Chilean congressional committee approved on Wednesday a controversial mining royalty bill, putting it a step closer to final approval as part of the government’s sweeping tax…
By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile plans to open an embassy in the Palestinian territories, President Gabriel Boric said late on Wednesday, which could make the Andean country…
By Stephanie van den Berg THE HAGUE (Reuters) -Judges at the World Court ruled on Thursday that Chile and land-locked Bolivia now agreed on previous points of dispute over access…
(Reuters) -New Zealand’s dairy exporter Fonterra Co-operative Group said on Friday that it was selling its dairy operations in Chile to Peruvian firm Gloria Foods in multiple transactions worth about…