Gobierno de Chile

Minister Chadwick highlights decrease in household victimization and states “we are aware that there is still much to be done”

Family victims of crime declined from 31.1% to 26.3%, the lowest figure recorded since the application of the INE National Urban Survey on Citizen Security. Violent crimes also showed a significant reduction. “We want to [...]

Finance Ministry announces a new “CHILE DAY 2013”

The Finance Minister, Felipe Larraín, together with the British Ambassador to Chile, Jon Benjamin, and the directors of InBest Chile, today announced that  “CHILE DAY 2013” will be held in London on September 10 and [...]

Ministers Chadwick and Lavín review progress on Araucanía Law with local members of parliament

Initiatives under consideration include “a permanent fund from the Chilean State to develop projects and investment in the Region which can be projected over time”, said the Interior and Public Security Minister. It is also [...]

“We are able to give out social benefits and bring forward the readjustment of the minimum wage thanks to the solid state of the economy and the fiscal responsibility we have demonstrated,” Minister Felipe Larraín explained.

Speaking at the inauguration of the seminar “Nuevos Vientos de la Economía 2013” (New Economic Currents 2013), the Treasury Minister highlighted that there are no [...]

Chile exceeds, for the first time, a developed country in the Human Development Index

The country also obtained first place in Latin America and ranks 40th out of 187 countries worldwide.

For the first time, Chile exceeded a developed country of the Organisation for Economic [...]

Minister Matthei welcomes early implementation of minimum wage increase

The Minister maintained that, “because of our strong economy, and since the unemployment that we feared the international crisis would cause has not materialized, we have decided to bring forward the planned readjustment so that [...]

Treasury Minister: Having inflation under control in a country which is growing and generating jobs is a privilege enjoyed by few countries around the world”

The minister highlighted the 0.1% variation in the 12-month CPI (Consumer Price Index) figure, which means that the cumulative inflation figure for the last year stands at just 1.3%.
Speaking at La Vega fruit and vegetable [...]

Secretary General Larroulet: “This Government has generated change in support of women”

The Secretary General of the Presidency announced that the new incentives mechanism for political parties announced by President Piñera will increase female participation in politics.

The [...]

First Lady and Minister Lavín launch traveling campaign to prevent household fires

This initiative is the result of the President of Chile’s personal concern with reducing accidents resulting in irreparable loss of life and serious material damage.
The campaign will travel the length of the country over the [...]

DBRS raises Chile’s sovereign risk rating

Treasury Minister Felipe Larraín welcomed the upgrade in Chile’s credit rating, stating that it “is yet more recognition of Chile and the economic management of this government.”
Prestigious Canadian risk rating company DBRS (Dominion Bond Rating [...]

Chile remains among the five OECD countries with greatest increase in broadband penetration and access rates

Mobile broadband penetration in Chile has enjoyed continued growth, increasing by 29% between December 2011 and June 2012. The country thus remains one of the five OECD countries with greatest rates of growth.
According to [...]

Acting labor minister highlights rise in Chilean salaries in 2012

Salaries increased by 6.3% in 12 months.
A person who earned 300,000 pesos in 2009 saw their salary rise by 55,000 pesos on average.
Acting Labor Minister Bruno Baranda today commented on the 2012 salary index [...]

Acting Minister Dittborn on IMACEC figures: “This is not a coincidence, but the result of President Piñera’s responsible fiscal management”

The Acting Minister of Finance, Julio Dittborn, today remarked on Chile’s monthly economic activity figures (IMACEC), released by the Central Bank. These figures indicate the Chilean economy grew at a rate of 4.7% in December and [...]

Transport Ministry announces new Transantiago journey planner in association with Google

From today, there is a new way to plan journeys on public transport in Santiago, which will allow users to find the quickest option, just like in the world’s greatest cities such as New York, [...]

The program of activities organized by the First Lady Cecilia Morel for the spouses attending the CELAC-EU Summit gets underway with a boat trip around Valparaíso Bay

On board a Chilean Navy vessel, the spouses saw the sights of Valparaíso and Viña del Mar.

Afterwards they visited the port city of Valparaiso and its famous hills and ended with a lunch [...]