Chile

Following Chilean President Gabriel Boric’s announced plans last Friday to nationalize the country's lithium industry and create a separate state-owned company to produce the metal, Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk replied blithely, essentially telling the...

Like so many large cities, the aroma of cannabis permeates the air in Santiago, Chile, especially today - April 20 - as organized and spontaneous celebrations pop up all over the city. "4/20 in Santiago is becoming more popular every year...as the stigma lifts, so do our...

Netflix Inc. (NASDAQ:NFLX) mistakenly announced a new set of rules for cracking down on password sharing — and the internet was in an uproar. The rules have since been retracted.  What Happened: Netflix has been testing the “paid sharing” feature in three countries —...

Cannabis-focused biopharmaceutical company Avicanna Inc. (TSX: AVCN) (OTCQX: AVCNF) (FSE: 0NN) revealed Friday that it has partnered with Chile's Knop Laboratorios S.A. to supply a range of cannabinoid-based active pharmaceutical ingredients for the manufacturing and commercialization of...

By Franca Quarneti* via El Planteo. After a tied end in the first electoral round for the presidency of Chile, a ballotage (second round) took place on December 19, facing, Gabriel Boric, leftist from party Apruebo Dignidad, and José Antonio Kast, far-right from the Republican...

Copper prices rose on Monday on concerns about disruptions to supply in Chile alongside Chinese demand showing signs of picking up, according to Bloomberg. What Happened: Workers union at BHP Group’s (NYSE: BHP) operations center in Santiago rejected the company’s final wage offer...

The following post was written and/or published as a collaboration between Benzinga’s in-house sponsored content team and a financial partner of Benzinga. Avicanna Inc. (TSX:AVCN) (OTCQX: AVCNF) (FSE:0NN) announced late Monday that the Colombian government allowed it to cultivate and process...

AstraZeneca plc (NYSE: AZN) has received the regulatory nod to conduct clinical trials of its COVID-19 vaccine in Chile and Peru, Reuters reported Wednesday. What Happened: Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera said that his nation’s health regulator had approved the British company...

Regulatory, economic and pandemic-related hurdles have held up Latin America’s success as a global exporter of cannabis. In an enticing live panel, Cantor Fitzgerald Analyst Pablo Zuanic interviewed experts from the region in order to get a clear understanding of the current state of...

Like many of its regional peers, Chile’s economy has been hard hit by the coronavirus. But unlike other Latin American countries that have slashed interest rates to record lows, Chile’s central bank has gone one step further to become the first to put short-term interest rates close to...

Market research and cannabis consultancy company Brightfield Group on Tuesday released a report analyzing the current state of the Latin American cannabis market. The report focuses on looking at each country’s legislation, to assess their potential consumer markets. Too Green For The Green...

Benzinga recently spoke with IguanaFix’s Matias Recchia. The co-founder and CEO of one of the most successful startups in Latin America discussed the challenges of building a successful business in the region; of servicing large-caps like Anheuser Busch Inbev NV (ADR) (NYSE: BUD), Starbucks...

IguanaFix is one of the most successful start-ups in Latin America, currently functioning in Argentina, Brazil and Mexico, the three largest markets in the region. The company operates a site and mobile app that connects customers with certified handymen-and-women, electricians, plumbers, painters...

Women endure violence, discrimination, harassment and chauvinism in Latin America. However, women's rights movements are slowly advancing under the #NiUnaMenos (#NotOneLess) banner. Interestingly, and sadly, this trend has also been reflected in the region’s politics as an increasing...