By: Cristina Alvarado Cyber Days are the most important Peruvian internet sales campaign. According to the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL), on November 15, 16 and 17 online transactions are expected to exceed S / 130 million. More than 150 official businesses will join this initiative and prepare to present to all Peruvians the best […]
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Unstoppable inflation in Chile: 1.3% rise in October beats a monthly record in 13 years
With information from AFP The Consumer Price Index (CPI) of Chile registered a rise of 1.3% in October compared to the previous month, the highest monthly figure in 13 years for the second consecutive month, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported on Monday. With this variation, Chile accumulated inflation of 5.8% so far this […]
Fourth partial withdrawal of pension savings in Chile suffers setback in Senate
Updated on 11/09/2021 01:49 pm The bill that allows a fourth partial withdrawal of savings in private pension funds suffered a setback when it was rejected by the Chilean Senate, which will lead to a mediation instance with the Chamber of Deputies. Senators declined to study the proposal with 24 votes in favor and 15 […]
Piñera will not be able to leave Chile while the impeachment against him lasts
Updated on 09/11/2021 09:43 am The president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, was unable to leave the country until the Senate decides on the impeachment that the Chamber of Deputies initiated against him for alleged irregularities in the sale of a controversial mining project. Unlike what happens when a political trial is opened to other authorities, […]
The Chilean Chamber of Deputies approves the impeachment of Piñera
The Chilean Chamber of Deputies approved this Tuesday to carry out a political trial to dismiss the country’s president, the conservative Sebastián Piñera, for alleged irregularities in the sale of a controversial mining project. After a marathon parliamentary session of almost 24 hours, the deputies decided by 78 votes in favor, 67 against and 3 […]
“Made in Chile” solutions for tons of used clothing
Chile is the first consumer of clothing in Latin America and also the region’s leading importer of second-hand garments from Asia, Europe, the United States and Canada. EcoFibra, Ecocitex and Sembra have made textile waste their raw material. While the UN warns that in the world “every second is buried or burned” the equivalent of […]
Chile, the OECD country where revenues grew the most in April-June
Updated on 11/08/2021 11:29 am The real income of Chileans jumped 22.1% in the second quarter due to the effect of early access to pensions, which made that country the one with the highest increase in that period among OECD members. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) indicated in a statement that in […]
Chile goes blind from polls 15 days before crucial presidential election
The presidential campaign in Chile has as pointers the candidates of the left and the extreme right, as indicated so far by some questioned polls that from this Sunday, by law, will not be able to be released before the elections November 21. The “blackout” of polls two weeks before the general elections, coincides with […]
Chile’s copper miners will be safe with Boric, says advisor
Mining heavyweights like BHP Group and Anglo American Plc have nothing to fear if former student leader Gabriel Boric becomes the next president of Chile, said one of his top advisers. Although a Boric government would seek to raise taxes to help finance a green transformation, it would not overburden the industry by removing incentives […]
Political trial against Piñera suffers a setback, but advances in Parliament
The impeachment against the president of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, which arose after the publication of Pandora’s papers, will continue its processing in Congress next week with the recommendation that the instance not prosper, a decision taken this Friday by the commission of deputies who reviewed the libel. In a non-binding vote, by 2 votes in […]