Carolina Gonzalez

(Bloomberg) -- Chile President Gabriel Boric unveiled the 2025 budget proposal with a 2.7% increase in spending and a strong focus on fighting crime, a topic that represents voters' top concern heading into an election year.

Chile President Gabriel Boric unveiled the 2025 budget proposal with a 2.7% increase in spending and a strong focus on fighting crime, a topic that represents voters’ top concern heading into an election year.

El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, reveló el proyecto de presupuesto para 2025 con un aumento del gasto del 2,7% y un fuerte enfoque en la lucha contra la delincuencia, la principal preocupación de los votantes de cara a un año electoral.

A sprawling criminal probe called Caso Audios is sending shockwaves far and wide throughout Chile. What started as a leaked recording of a top lawyer allegedly discussing bribery payments has ballooned into a full-blown scandal that has ensnared companies, Supreme Court justices and former government ministers. It's proving a stain for a country that's seen as a safe place to invest due in part to its reputation for transparency and rule of law.

(Bloomberg) -- A bond sale from Ecopetrol SA is up in the air after Colombia's electoral council opened an investigation into President Gustavo Petro and the state-oil company's top boss.

(Bloomberg) -- S&P Global Ratings kept its classification of Chile as the highest in Latin America and raised its outlook to stable, citing the government's commitment to halt a multi-year rise in the debt burden.

S&P Global Ratings kept its classification of Chile as the highest in Latin America and raised its outlook to stable, citing the government’s commitment to halt a multi-year rise in the debt burden.

Latam Airlines Group SA, the largest carrier in South America, still sees plenty of room for growth in the region even after raising this year’s financial forecasts.

Latam Airlines Group SA, la mayor aerolínea de Sudamérica, aún ve mucho margen de crecimiento en la región, incluso después de elevar las previsiones financieras para este año.

Las empresas chilenas están aprovechando la perspectiva de que el banco central seguirá recortando las tasas de interés para colocar bonos en el mercado local al ritmo más rápido en cuatro años.