The Council of Ministers of the Pacific alliance met this Wednesday in Santiago de Chile to promote integration projects and explore new avenues of political and economic cooperation at the regional level. According to a statement released by the Chilean Foreign Ministry, in this first of two days, representatives from Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru […]
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Korean manufacturers target lithium investments in Chile with a view to the US
Chilione of the heavyweights of the lithiumis attracting interest from South Korean battery makers interested in developing processing plants there, the head of a government agency said. InvestChilethe South American country’s foreign investment promotion body, held meetings with representatives of multiple Korean companies, said the group’s executive director, Karla Flores. Companies are interested in helping […]
Chile will host a meeting of Latin American education ministers on the post-pandemic
Chili will host on January 25 and 26 the extraordinary meeting of ministers of Education of Latin America and the Caribbean, ‘Ministerial of Education: Santiago 2024’which will seek to propose concrete actions to overcome the educational crisis left by the pandemic in the region. “Efforts must be redoubled so that educational recovery and transformation are […]
Chile quells inflation better than the other four large regional economies
Of the five large Latin American economies, Chili has been the one that has recorded the best inflation figures, going in a year and a half from registering 14.1% in August 2022, its highest in three decades, to closing 2023 at 3.9%. They are followed by Brazil and Mexico, both with a Consumer Price Index […]
Chile, first country to ratify the UN agreement for the protection of the high seas
Chili This Tuesday it became the first country in the world to ratify the Global Treaty of the Oceansa historic agreement for the conservation of marine biodiversity in international waters (high seas) and which seeks to protect 30% of the seas by 2030. Unanimously, the Chilean Senate approved the so-called Agreement on Marine Biodiversity Beyond […]
Director of Customs of Chile: “Megaport of Chancay opens up opportunities for us to work together with Peru”
Alejandra Arriaza, the first woman to lead Customs in Chile, spoke with La República about the Chancay port in Peru, a project that would come into operation this year in its first stage and that has been described by some politicians in Santiago as a danger to its economic sovereignty at the maritime level. “90% […]
Inflation in Chile falls more than expected in December; cut is expected
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) Chili registered a surprising decrease of 0.5% last December, placing interannual inflation at 3.9%, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported this Monday. According to the report published by the organization, “The decreases in food and non-alcoholic beverages and in recreation and culture stood out, and the increase in restaurants […]
It is not Colombia: this is the Latin American country where people work the fewest hours per week
In most nations of Latin America, the working day is usually 48 hours a week, a big difference if we compare it with European countries, where people work around 40 hours for the same period of time. However, more and more Latin territories are proposing new legislation that aims to make people work less time. […]
Colombia turns to Chile after ‘losing’ Pan American Games; citizens urgently need an explanation
The mayor of BarranquillaAlejandro Char, assured this Wednesday that the Government of Colombia is asking the Chilean executive to mediate with Panam Sports so that that Caribbean city recovers the headquarters of the Panamerican Games of 2027, which he lost this Wednesday for breaching the organization contract. “I just spoke with (…) Presidency and the […]
The US was displaced: which Latin American country buys the most Peruvian lingerie?
Between January and October 2023, Peru has shipped national lingerie for an amount of US$3,889,000, and a Latin American country is the one that has led the purchase of this underwear; This has been revealed by the Manufacturing Management of the Association of Exporters (ADEX). The Peruvian lingerie industry enjoys the preference of the international […]