Chile
Economy
Following congress's rejection of the government's plans to raise mining royalties on foreign firms in an effort to help raise funds for post-earthquake reconstruction, Chilean President...
2010-07-28Economy
Following the Banco Central de Chile's decision to hike the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 1.50% on July 15, we believe the central bank will continue tightening monetary...
2010-07-28Economy
An opinion poll by the Centro de Estudios de la Realidad Contemporánea has shown a 54% approval rating for Chilean President Sebastián Piñera's government after his first 100 days...
2010-07-01Economy
Chilean inflation surged to an 11-month high in May according to latest data from the Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas, with the headline print coming in at 1.5% year-on-year (y-o-y),...
2010-07-01Economy
BMI View: Our below-consensus growth forecast for China in 2011 implies major risks to those Latin American economies whose commodities have helped fuel the Asian dragon's rampant...
2010-05-26Economy
Although April's consumer price inflation print came in slightly below expectations at 0.9% year-on-year, pressure on the Chilean authorities to raise interest rates at today's monetary...
2010-05-12Economy
Tensions over the relationship between the military and the government have come to the fore following President Sebastián Piñera's decision to nominate General Óscar Izurieta,...
2010-03-31Economy
President-elect Sebastián Piñera has invited members of the outgoing Concertación de Partidos por la Democracia (CPD) coalition to join his centre-right government when it takes...
2010-02-05
