SANTIAGO: Chile registered the inflation of 7.2 per cent in 2021, the highest level in 14 years, the INE statistics agency said on Friday. For the month of December, the figure was a higher-than-expected 0.8 per cent, driven by higher prices for transport and food. Annual inflation was far higher than the central bank’s target … Read more
11 deaths have been reported in violence against rising living costs in Santiago, Chile. As per the International media sources, Chile’s government has extended a state of emergency to cities in its north and south after at least 11 people died amid violent clashes and arson attacks over the weekend. The Chilean Army General advised … Read more
Dozens have reportedly sustained injuries in Chile anti-austerity protests against the price rise in fares. Amid widespread anger over rising living costs, a rise in fares on the Santiago metro system earlier this month, people came out on streets and burned tyres in one of Latin America’s wealthiest and most stable countries, Chile. Firefighters said … Read more
