Move to prop up peso triggers nerves over government’s ability to stick to long-term strategy
Output at Chilean state-owned group Codelco has fallen to 25-year lows just as global demand surges
Votes boost libertarian president but lawmakers strike down plan to restore income tax for high earners
Ruling is setback for Javier Milei’s cash-strapped government as it faces cases brought by former foreign investors
Adviser to libertarian leader says South American country can provide hedge against restrictions in the US and Europe
Violent Tren de Aragua gangsters bring kidnappings and killings to relatively safe and prosperous Chile
Mother whose five-decade search for her abducted son helped power a hugely successful human rights movement
Guillermo Francos, the libertarian president’s new ‘super minister’, is a veteran political operator
Argentina’s libertarian rock star strains to be a statesman
Apple and OpenAI chiefs join those meeting libertarian leader but instability has deterred investment
Widening gap between official and unofficial rates makes it trickier to remove currency controls
Diplomatic move follows claim by libertarian president that Spanish prime minister’s wife was ‘corrupt’
Spain recalls ambassador after Argentine leader attacks Pedro Sánchez’s wife at far-right rally in Madrid
Fund set to disburse $800mn but libertarian leader wants to borrow more to speed up removal of currency controls
New bills worth $11 aim to help population avoid having to carry bricks of cash
Tax and state reform bills will face tough challenge in senate as libertarian president seeks to advance his agenda
Ex-baker holds keys to senior government roles but her growing prominence worries politicians and business leaders
Investors say president’s austerity measures are needed before economy turns the corner
New Delhi pushes for exploration in Latin America and Africa and auctions domestic mining blocks
Tesla boss shows Argentine president Texas factory where they talked about lithium, Brazil and a disdain for bureaucracy
Strategy is at risk as President Gabriel Boric’s government works to take back control of resources
Gang attacks on civilians have paralysed the port city of Rosario
Libertarian leader slashes costs amid resistance to privatisations in Congress
Senators turn down libertarian president’s sweeping emergency decree, calling it unconstitutional
Refinancing by economy ministry of $50bn in peso-denominated sovereign debt in bid to ease pressure on public accounts