A jump in oil prices has frozen Chile's interest rate cuts at the very moment its economy has started to shrink. The Banco Central de Chile unanimously held its policy rate at 4.5% on October 27, a ...

Chile ranked as Latin America's freest economy in the 2026 Economic Freedom of the World report published by Canada's Fraser Institute.

(Bloomberg) -- Chile's economy expanded more than expected last year, bolstered by exports, while a rebound in domestic demand looks set to take over as the driver of growth in 2025. The nation's ...

SANTIAGO-Chile, April 16 (UPI) --Chilean President José Antonio Kast announced a package of more than 40 measures aimed at breaking the country's economic stagnation and restoring stronger growth. In ...

Weak economic activity and employment figures in Chile are increasing pressure on President José Antonio Kast's government. File Photo by Elvis Gonzalez/EPA-EFE Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Weak economic activity ...

Chile’s economy expanded more than forecast at the start of the year as non-mining activity held up before global trade concerns came to the forefront. Gross domestic product grew 0.7% in the first ...

Chilean President José Antonio Kast wants to mobilize $1.3 billion in public investment to revive the economy and address a weakening labor market.

SANTIAGO, ⁠March ⁠18 (Reuters) - Chile's economy grew ⁠more slowly in 2025 than in the previous year, despite returning to growth in the fourth quarter. Full-year GDP expanded 2.5%, central bank ‌data ...

(Bloomberg) -- Chile's economic activity posted its biggest monthly plunge since July 2022 in September, prompting the government to scrap its growth forecast for this year and stoking bets on more ...

(Bloomberg) -- Chile's economy returned to growth in the third quarter as demand firmed, providing limited relief to President Gabriel Boric's administration as it prepares to cut its forecast for ...

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — It is lunchtime in downtown Santiago, and dozens of businesses around the Plaza de Armas are serving up one of Chile’s most democratic specialties: the “completo.” For decades, ...