Chile Abroad

Chile appoints new ambassadors in Ecuador and New Zealand

SANTIAGO – This week, Chilean President Sebastián Piñera appointed diplomats Rodrigo Pérez and Hugo Llanos as the country’s ambassadors in Ecuador and New Zealand, respectively. The appointments were announced by Chilean Foreign Minister, Teodoro Ribera, […]

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Chile looks to tax the super-rich

Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – The Communist Party of Chile began a constitutional reform project on June 2 which would institute a one-time 2.5% tax on the assets and income of the super-rich. […]

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Chile’s pension system is changing for the worse

Marcelo Montecinos/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – Chile’s Minister of Finance, Ignacio Briones, gave instructions for changes to laws 18.045 and 18.046, which were originally meant to give more transparency and responsibility to AFP administrators, […]