He world Bank awarded US$150 million to Chili to encourage investment in green hydrogenin its first global loan to promote this non-polluting energy source, the financial institution reported on Thursday. Chile hopes to produce the lowest cost hydrogen in the world by 2030 and to be one of the three main world exporters of this […]
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Peru expresses regret for the victims and missing persons in Chile due to the heavy rains
Peru expressed its regret to the Government and people of Chili for the victims and the thousands of victims, due to the intense rainy in the south of that country. The same way, He sent his condolences to the families of the victims and expressed his wishes for the prompt location of the missing persons. […]
With Chile and Brazil first, Latin American central banks are already thinking of lowering rates
Declining inflation rates in the Latin American economies allowed most of the central banks put a stop to the cycle of tightening the cost of credit and, in cases such as Chile and Brazil, analysts are betting on cuts in interest rates in a matter of weeks. The region embarked on an aggressive series of […]
What is being negotiated on a global scale in Chile to protect Antarctica?
Twenty-six countries and the European Union trade this week in Santiago behind closed doors a timetable to protect oceanic areas surrounding the Antarcticawhose conservation is considered vital for the planet. The countries present at this meeting are members of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR), including the United States, Russia, […]
Heavy rains in Chile cause closure of some copper mines; overflows in Santiago
Heavy rains in Chile on Friday caused rivers to flood, blocked roads and even forced Codelco, the world’s largest copper producer, to halt some of its mining operations. work in the mine andean of the company is currently suspended, Codelco said in an emailed response to questions. The El Teniente underground mine continues to operate, […]
Chile negotiates with the US to maintain the visa waiver program
The Embassy of Chile in the United States He explained this Thursday that he is in talks with the US authorities to maintain the visa waiver program, known as Visa Waiver, after a group of legislators from the North American country questioned his future. “The meetings continue tomorrow and we hope that the consensus will […]
Central Bank of Chile lowers GDP growth forecast for 2023
The Central Bank of Chile on Tuesday cut its growth projection for the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for this year from a range of -0.5%-0.5%, as estimated last March to -0.5%%-0.25%. “The economy has been making progress in resolving the macroeconomic imbalances accumulated in recent years”, indicated the issuing entity in its Monetary Policy Report […]
Chile will start bidding for lithium permits in the first half of 2024
He Government of Chilealmost two months after the announcement of a national lithium strategyhas published a 33-page document that provides details on the objectives of the policy, the timetable and the main expected milestones. The copper giant Codelco and the national mining company Enami will obtain lithium exploration and exploitation permits before the end of […]
Santiago experiences its first environmental pre-emergency of the year due to poor air quality
Due to a critical episode of contamination, the first environmental pre-emergency of the year began to take effect this Saturday in Santiago de Chilea measure decreed by the authorities that includes vehicle restrictions and the stoppage of work that is harmful to the air quality for 24 hours. The Presidential Delegation of the Metropolitan Region, […]
Chile returns to the mandatory use of masks in schools due to a sudden viral outbreak
A sudden outbreak of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in Chile, which to date has claimed the lives of seven infants, has unleashed a hospital management crisis due to the lack of pediatric critical beds, whose occupancy is at 92%, and led to the Government of the leftist Gabriel Boric to replace the use of masks […]