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Chile set to lose ground in global lithium rankings to Argentina

30-05-2023 21:54 Chile, the second-largest supplier of lithium, expects to lose more market share to Australia and Argentina over the next decade.

CHILE HEALTH

Chile government says private health insurers owe US$1.4 billion in overcharges

11-05-2023 15:04 Chile’s government confirmed that private health insurance companies will have to pay about US$1.4 billion to abide by a 2022 Supreme Court ruling, confirming the worst-case scenario for an industry near collapse.

BLOOMBERG

Chile, one of the world’s lithium leaders, looks like a shakier source

28-04-2023 12:28 The state plans to take control in Chile, which boasts unmatched reserves of the battery metal.

HEALTH & SOCIETY

Public v private: 1 in 4 solely use state healthcare in Argentina

26-04-2023 13:49 One out of every four solely uses the public healthcare system, though more use private schemes exclusively. The commercial system is more used by men and more women have had to adjust their choices due to inflation.

by Sabrina Chemen

Lithium in Latin America

Chile’s Boric announces public-private model for tapping lithium reserves

21-04-2023 09:53 Chile’s government delivers long-awaited lithium development policy; State will partner with private firms to tap reserves says President Boric.

Lithium in Latin America

Argentina asserts lithium-industry ambitions with Chery EV plant

18-02-2023 10:17 Chinese automaker Chery Inc.'s plans to build a US$400-million electric vehicle and battery plant in Argentina underscore the country's intention to turn vast lithium deposits into an employment and investment bonanza.

PRODUCTION

Economists and businesses see a dollar drought on the horizon

03-11-2022 00:34 Private sector fears government's economic team will tighten restrictions on access to hard currency for purchase of inputs, creating a dollar desert drought until March.

Bloomberg

Rio Tinto seeks pitches from bankers for lithium deals in battery metal foray

24-10-2022 12:58 Rio Tinto Group is asking for pitches from some of the biggest investment banks for lithium companies and projects it could buy as the mining giant looks to expand into the key battery metal.

BLOOMBERG

Government may offer put option on local bonds to entice buyers

12-07-2022 10:03 Central Bank in talks with private lenders about adding a put option to local bonds, according to sources.

LATIN AMERICA

US-Venezuela business picking up despite punishing sanctions

05-06-2022 12:35 Venezuela's imports of US food and farming products are on the rise, with the private sector driving increased business between the two former partners despite punishing sanctions imposed on Caracas by Washington.

BLOOMBERG

Argentina's IMF deal fails to revive bonds stuck around 30 cents

29-03-2022 16:56 Argentina's bonds maturing in 2035 are little changed since President Alberto Fernández’s administration reached an agreement with IMF.

IMF DEBT TALKS

IMF debt deal: The roots of Argentina's economic crisis

28-01-2022 22:05 Argentina, which has been battling a deep economic crisis since 2018, has unveiled a new debt repayment deal with the International Monetary Fund.

ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Tech firms lead job recovery amid company exodus

26-11-2021 15:01 Argentina's tech sector is a bright spot that is creating jobs even as many companies are closing in a hostile business environment.

LITHIUM

Lithium's rally isn't slowing as costs rise for electric vehicles, batteries

03-11-2021 07:00 Electric vehicles have lithium booming — and this time, there is no bust in sight.

PRICE RISES

Private firms predict inflation will exceed 48% this year

20-07-2021 19:46 Several inflation projections for this year now top 50% – way above the government's stated target of 29%.

Coronavirus pandemic

City Hall: Children will return to schools in August with normal timetables

19-07-2021 17:12 Buenos Aires City Mayor Horacio Rodríguez Larreta announces "gradual, careful and progressive" plan to return 700,000 students to in-person classes as schools.

ARGENTINE FONTIFF

Pope Francis: 'Private property is a secondary right'

18-06-2021 18:10 “We should continue exercising special care for the common good” – leader of Catholic Church speaks his mind during a video speech before the International Labour Organisation.