Carolina Gonzalez

Chile’s President José Antonio Kast went on TV this week and warned the nation it couldn’t keep racking up debts like it was — then outlined a series of tax cuts and subsidies that may widen the deficit in the near term. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Codelco is negotiating a copper venture with India’s Hindustan Copper as the Chilean state-owned miner turns to foreign partnerships to develop unexploited deposits, sources say bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Chile’s new government is looking to boost copper production faster than previously projected by speeding up permitting and making regulatory changes, the nation’s top mining official said in an interview bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Falabella’s bonds jumped last week after S&P Global Ratings upgraded the retailer to investment grade, marking its return from fallen angel status after just over two years bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Chile is working on a technical plan to curb electricity price hikes after a sharp fuel increase pushed inflation higher, as the government tries to balance consumer relief with investor confidence bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

President José Antonio Kast’s pledge to ease environmental regulations to boost investment threatens to have unintended consequences for Chile bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Celulosa Arauco y Constitucion SA’s gamble on building the world’s largest pulp mill in the face of an industry downturn is set to pay off, according to the Chilean company’s chief financial officer. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Economic problems are piling up for Chile’s President-elect José Antonio Kast even before he takes office on March 11, damping the market euphoria that had accompanied his victory. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

As Chile prepares to swear in its most radical free-market government in decades. Many analysts and traders can’t drag their attention away from the US and Iran. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Latam Airlines has become the dominant airline in South America, shouldering aside rivals as it emerges from the rubble of an industry battered by the pandemic bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Millicom and billionaire Xavier Niel agreed to acquire Telefonica’s Chile unit in a deal valued at $1.22 billion, expanding Millicom’s telecom footprint across Latin America bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Financial technology startup Clara, a corporate spending management firm based in Sao Paulo, named former Point72 vice president Travis Foxhall as its chief financial officer. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Investors are betting Chile’s monetary authority will reduce interest rates by a quarter-point at the next policy meeting bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

SCOOP: Patria, one of the biggest asset managers in Latin America, is planning to open an office in Peru to expand its regional footprint bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Chilean non-financial companies sold peso debt last year at the fastest pace since at least 2019 bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

SCOOP: SQM, one of the world’s biggest lithium producers, plans to tap the international bond market for the first time since 2024 with the sale of at least $500 million in hybrid notes bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Chilean fixed-income investors are looking beyond domestic developments this year, with decisions in Washington and geopolitical flashpoints eclipsing the impact of a new administration at home bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

Millicom International Cellular SA has signaled interest in bidding for Telefonica SA’s Chilean unit to start offering its services in the country, according to people familiar with the matter. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

SCOOP: Chilean regulators are considering rules based on risk and liquidity to rein in the use of derivatives by pension funds known as AFPs bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

There may be no stranger duo on the expanding stage of the global right than José Antonio Kast of Chile and Argentina’s libertarian firebrand Javier Milei, @AntoMufarech @CarolinaBGP report bloomberg.com/news/articles/…