Anglo CEO says shareholders supportive in Chile row

7 February 2012, 4:52 am

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Anglo American Plc's shareholders are "very supportive" of the company in its legal battle against copper producer Codelco in Chile over its assets in the country's south, Chief Executive Cynthia Carroll said on Tuesday. Anglo American surprised markets with the pre-emp... Read More »

Chile's Wind Turbines: Are They Dangerous for Blue Whales?

6 February 2012, 10:22 pm

The energy-starved country needs wind power, but environmental critics say it will mar the landscape and harm wildlife... Read More »

Could the Wind Turbines of Chile Harm Blue Whales?

6 February 2012, 9:55 pm

From a hill overlooking lush pastures on Chiloé Island in Chile, Gicella Saldivia and her family manage a small organic farm and restaurant. Bird-watchers arrive by the busload to marvel at the mix of native and migratory species on nearby Mar Brava Beach. You might assume that a scene this bucolic... Read More »

Chile Bank Borrowing Data Disprove Dollar Squeeze on Europe

6 February 2012, 6:11 pm

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.... Read More »

Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc. Announces Performance Data and Portfolio Composition

6 February 2012, 11:04 am

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  Aberdeen Chile Fund, Inc. (the "Fund") (NYSE AMEX: CH), a closed-end equity fund, announced today its performance data and portfolio composition as ...... Read More »

Chile on alert as prison rats spread hantavirus

6 February 2012, 10:33 am

SANTIAGO, CHILE (AP) - Chile declared a public health alert Monday over a hantavirus outbreak that has killed three people and infected at least 10 others. Health Minister Jaime Manalich said wildfires in the southern Bio Bio and Araucania regions have driven rats from their normal habitat into plac... Read More »

Chile glacier robbery: 5 tons taken for ice cubes

3 February 2012, 2:07 pm

Police in Chile say they've stopped cold a scheme to steal ice from a disappearing glacier.... Read More »

Banco Santander Chile Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings

1 February 2012, 2:29 pm

SANTIAGO, Chile, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Banco Santander Chile (NYSE: SAN; SSE: Bsantander) announced today its unaudited results for the fourth quarter and full year 2011. These results are reported ...... Read More »

Chile Jobless Rate Unexpectedly Falls, Complicating Outlook for Rate Cuts

31 January 2012, 5:52 am

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.... Read More »