The two main contenders to become Chile’s next president outlined diametrically opposed plans for the world’s largest copper producer on Tuesday as the Latin American nation tries to expand production. The left-wing candidate Gabriel Boric would give a boost to the state company Codelco with more state funds, while the right-wing José Antonio Kast considers […]
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Chilean Parliament advances in the discussion of controversial fourth retirement of pension funds
The controversial bill that seeks to allow a fourth withdrawal of 10% of the Pension funds on Chile advanced this Tuesday in Parliament involved in controversies and despite the frontal rejections of the Government. The initiative, presented by opposition parliamentarians, received the green light in the Senate Constitution Committee, with 3 votes in favor and […]
Right-wing Chilean candidate José Antonio Kast takes hold in some polls
Two of the main political polls in Chile recently pointed out that the far-right candidate, Jose Antonio Kast (Republican Party), has established itself as one of the two options with the most support for the presidential elections on November 21. Cadem’s Public Square survey, released this Monday, indicated that Kast is consolidated as the first […]
Chile, the world’s leading copper producer, opens a large mining fair
The Expomin fair, one of the main mining meetings in Latin America, started this Monday in Chile, the country that produces the most copper in the world, at a time when the industry faces new challenges in environmental matters and just when the price of the red metal suffers swings. More ecological loading equipment, remote […]
Mining companies in Chile will present a proposal on the sector to the assembly that drafts a new Constitution
Updated on 10/25/2021 02:15 pm Mining companies operating in Chile will deliver to the assembly that drafts a new constitution for the world’s largest copper producer a document with proposals on the development of the sector, the industry association reported on Monday. The National Mining Society (Sonami) explained that the report is the result of […]
MetLife joins insurers that could sue Chile
Updated on 10/22/2021 01:14 am MetLife Inc. initiated formal consultations with Chile on proposed legislation that would allow individuals to demand advance payments of their annuities, a step that could ultimately lead to litigation. The largest insurer in the United States told its Chilean regulator on Thursday that the losses arising from the pension withdrawal […]
Pandora papers: sale in Piñera mine tax haven “did not imply tax advantages”
The director of the Internal Revenue Service (SII) of Chile, Fernando Barraza, assured that the controversial sale in the British Virgin Islands of a mine by the family of the country’s president, Sebastian Piñera, “Did not imply tax advantages.” “We have no answer so far as to what is the motivation for this operation that, […]
Chile in the grip of social turmoil one month after presidential elections
The violent altercations experienced this week during the second anniversary of Chile’s greatest social unrest returned the country to a zone of turbulence and uncertainty a month after the first round of the presidential elections in which seven candidates seek to replace the conservative Sebastián Piñera. The stage is open, the undecided go between 16%, […]
Two dead and 450 detainees leave riots two years after the social unrest in Chile
Two dead, 56 injured and 450 detainees left the violent disturbances that occurred on Monday in parallel with peaceful demonstrations called for the commemoration of the two years of the social unrest in Chile, the Chilean Police reported Tuesday. A man was killed by gunshot wounds during an attempted robbery in a business premises, while […]
Chile’s conservative presidential candidate rises in polls
Conservative candidate José Antonio Kast advanced to a statistical tie with Gabriel Boric in one poll and closed in on the left-wing contender in another, one month before the presidential election. Kast, who is running for the Republican Party of Chile, received 21% support in a poll by local pollster Cadem published on Sunday, while […]