The mining production of Chili increased 7.7% last February compared to the same month in 2023, thanks to greater activity, especially in the copper and lithium sectors, the National Statistics Institute (INE). Metallic mining grew by 5.5% “due to an increase in the extraction and processing of copper,” said the INE it’s a statement. With […]
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Unemployment in Chile reaches 8.5% in the quarter from December to February
Unemployment in Chili It marked the sixteenth consecutive annual increase and stood at 8.5% in the December 2023 – February 2024 quarter, which meant an increase of 0.1 points in 12 months, the National Institute of Statistics (INE) reported this Thursday. This increase in unemployment was due to the fact that the increase in the […]
Pumalín Park, the conservation treasure in Chilean Patagonia
The Pumalín Douglas Tompkins National Park inaugurated its visitor center this Monday, a place to bring the stranger closer to the forest Chilean known as Evergreen, temperate and rainy. This immersive experience simulates with smells, sounds, images and narrations a tour of the key areas of Pumalín Park, an initiative created for all conservation audiences. […]
Chile will have the first national cybersecurity agency in Latin America
Chili As of this Tuesday, it has its first cybersecurity law, which creates a pioneering national agency in Latin America and that will allow fines of more than US$ 2.6 million. “We will be able to better prevent and confront very specific cases such as identity theft, sending viruses, service outages, sabotage and spam,” said […]
It surpasses Peru and is from South America: meet the country that produces the most copper in the world
The Democratic Republic of the Congo managed to position itself above Peru and became the second largest copper producer in the world, according to official data provided by both nations. Despite this achievement in terms of productionthe African country is still behind the South American country when it comes to exports of this metal. The […]
Chilean deputies announce project to apply a 50% tariff on Chinese steel
A group of Chilean deputies announced this Friday that they will present a constitutional reform project to apply a 50% tariff for three years on Chinese steel with the aim of avoiding the closure of Huachipato, the country’s main steel producer, which announced the suspension indefinite suspension of its operations due to the impossibility of […]
Bolivia-Chile relationship in its “coldest” stage despite the affinity between Arce and Boric
The bilateral relationship between Bolivia and Chile is in its coldest stage despite the ideological affinity between its presidents, Luis Arce and Gabriel Boric, respectively, because the position of both countries regarding the centuries-old Bolivian maritime claim has not changed. Bolivia and Chile have not had diplomatic relations at the ambassador level since 1978 due […]
Chile, the last “victim” of Chinese steel that floods Latin America
The Chilean steel company Huachipato, which this Wednesday announced the indefinite suspension of its operations, is the latest “victim” of Chinese steel, which for a few years has been flooding the Latin American region and has forced large producers such as Brazil or Mexico to shield themselves with duty antidumping. Located in the southern city […]
This is the South American country to which Peru exported the most non-traditional products for US$1,201 million
In recent times, the performance of non-traditional exports has gained great prominence. According to a report from the Association of Exporters (Adex), shipments of these products abroad in January of this year totaled close to US$1,677 million 376,000, which reflects an evolution of 9.3% compared to the same month in 2023. . Along these lines, […]
Chilean economy grew 0.2% in 2023, driven by energy, gas and water
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Chili It grew 0.2% in 2023, a performance much lower than that of 2022 (2.8%), although better than expected, due to the fall in trade activity, the Central Bank (BC) reported this Monday. ”During the year 2023, economic activity increased 0.2% in annual terms,” the BC said through its […]