With its neighbors liberalizing their economies to attract foreign investment, Chile seems to have lost its progressive edge. The new government wants to buff up its image as a leading reformer.
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Multinational Group Forms Broadband Venture
Britain’s National Grid, a utility, together with Williams Communications of the US and Chile’s Telefónica Manquehue, are investing $123 million to set up Southern Cone Communications Company, which will build […]
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Chilean Central Bank Renews Forex Restrictions
Chile’s central bank announced in April that it would renew for another year its longstanding foreign exchange restrictions intended to insulate the country’s financial system from excessive short-term foreign capital […]
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Chile’s Endesa Resolves Plant Delays
The Chilean government is allowing Endesa, the country’s biggest power generator, to resume work on a 570-megawatt hydroelectric plant despite objections from environmentalists and Indian families. Empresa Nacional de Electricidad […]
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Day of Reckoning
Further consolidation among Chile’s banks changes the balance of power, linking local players and giving foreigners new muscle.
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Garcia on Lagos
Alvaro Garcia, senior advisor to Chile’s presidential hopeful Ricardo Lagos, explains the would-be economic agenda of a Lagos government.
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Losing Mettle?
Codelco, Chile’s state-owned copper mine, faces consolidating competition after suffering its worst first half ever. But many believe it will regain its strength.
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Will Codelco Be Privatized?
Many Wall Street analysts believe that the Chilean government should take Codelco private in order to provide the company with access to capital, technology and management expertise needed to maintain […]
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Informed Investors
Compañía de Telecomunicaciones de Chile responds to shareholders early, often and openly.
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Plugging In
For US energy firm PSEG, the purchase of Chilquinta Energia was meant to change the size and scope of the company. But the battle to win the Chilean electricity distributor proved to be more grueling than expected.