Chile News and Headlines
Updated February 7, 2012
Chilean Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Falls in October-December
Chile?s unemployment rate unexpectedly declined in the three months through December, adding to inflationary pressures and complicating the outlook for further interest rate cuts.
Chile Bank Borrowing Data Signal Credit Crunch Was Overreaction to Europe
Chilean banks borrowed 19 times more pesos than U.S. dollars from authorities in December, indicating that a surge in bank funding costs was more local than external.
Chilean police put glacier theft scheme on ice
Driver of refrigerator truck was stealing ice from Jorge Montt glacier, trying to sell to upscale bars, restaurants
Chile Codelco: tough to match 2011 output in 2012
SANTIAGO, Feb 5 (Reuters) - The world's No.1 copperproducer, Chilean state giant Codelco, will strugglethis year to match record 2011 copper output of 1.735 milliontonnes, CEO Diego Hernandez said in the ...
Could the Wind Turbines of Chile Harm Blue Whales?
The energy-starved country needs wind power but environmental critics say it will not only mar the landscape but harm the wildlife
Chile Bank Borrowing Data Disprove Dollar Squeeze on Europe
Chilean banks borrowed 19 times more pesos than U.S. dollars from authorities in December, indicating that a surge in bank funding costs was more local than external.
Peru's giant jungle fish hooks conscientious gourmets
LIMA (Reuters) - Move over Chilean sea bass, Peruvians are raising a giant Amazon fish and sending it abroad to answer growing cries for sustainable seafood in haute cuisine. Farm-raised, fresh-water Paiche have journeyed from the murky Amazon to restaurants in cities from Houston to Paris. The low-fat, mercury-free white fish may soon be available at select U.S. grocery stores. Paiche, which at ...
Chile arrest in glacier ice theft
Police in Chile arrest a man suspected of stealing blocks of ice from the Jorge Montt Glacier.
Chile Finance Minister: GDP Likely To Rise 4% In 2012
The Chilean economy will likely expand around 4% on the year in 2012 given the weaker outlook for the global economy, Finance Minister Felipe Larrain told CNN Chile.
Chilean Trucker Tries to Steal Glacier
It's a chilly day for one trucker in Chile after authorities uncovered a plan to haul ice from the rapidly disappearing Jorge Montt Glacier in the southern part of the country to the nation's capital . . .
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