Chile

Chile is one of the most politically stable countries in Latin America. It has well established political institutions and enjoys low levels of corruption relative to its neighbours.... 2007-03-09

BMI View: According to data released by the Banco Central de Chile (BCC), consumer price inflation surprised on the downside in February.

BMI View: Chile's US$48bn external debt load remains very manageable. This is particularly true in the case of the small public debt load, which puts the government in the best... 2007-02-22

BMI View: Chile registered a record fiscal surplus in 2006, largely the result of the high price of copper, combined with strong economic growth. While we see the fiscal surplus... 2007-02-20

BMI View: The Chilean monetary authorities kept their policy interest rate on hold during its February monetary policy meeting. We expect the rate to remain unchanged at 5.00% for... 2007-02-12

According to a recent poll conducted by Adimark, President Michelle Bachelet's approval rating has declined in recent months.

BMI View: Chile's trade surplus doubled in January, rising from US$1.4bn in December to 2.8bn, marking its best outturn since March 2006. Exports increased by 44% y-o-y to US$5.7bn,... 2007-02-12

BMI View: Weak economic data emerging from the Chilean economy has led the Banco Central de Chile (BCC) to downwardly revise its growth forecasts for 2007, a move we had promoted... 2007-02-01

Mario Salazar Escobar, a cousin of the former regional director of Chiledeportes (a state sports agency), confessed to authorities that he had been involved in the scandal engulfing... 2007-01-15

BMI View: In November, consumer price inflation came in at 2.57% y-o-y, which is well within the Banco Central de Chile (BCC)'s inflation target band of 2-4.0%.