Chile

Sebastián Piñera has won Chile's presidential race and will be replacing incumbent president, Michelle Bachelet, in March. With the political taboo of centre-right rule in Chilean... 2010-01-18

The Chilean economy remains firmly in deflationary territory, reinforcing our belief that interest rates will remain at their current record low of 0.50% until at least H210. While... 2009-12-07

Renewed clashes have taken place between Mapuche Indian farmers and Chilean police, in a continuation of a long-standing dispute arising from the development of the forestry industry... 2009-12-01

Chile's year-to-date central government fiscal deficit represented 3.8% of GDP in September, according to the country's budget director, Alberto Arenas. This marks a further deterioration... 2009-11-03

Chilean supermarket sales jumped in August, rising by 8.1% m-o-m, up from just 1.4% in July and a 5.9% m-o-m contraction in June. In real terms, too, supermarket sales in Latin America's... 2009-10-07

Our short-term political risk rating for Chile drops somewhat this month, on the back of a high unemployment rate. Registered unemployment rose to 10.8% in the three months to July,... 2009-10-07

Chile's 2010 budget proposal highlights a last-minute attempt by the government to help prop up the ruling coalition's candidate Eduardo Frei's popularity ahead of December's presidential... 2009-10-01