Chile‘s imports grew 73% year-on-year in August, at a maximum level since October 2012, the Central Bank of Chile reported. More than anything, this rise was due to the increase (88.3%) of incoming shipments of intermediate goods, to 4.403 million dollars. At the same time, Chile’s imports of
Codelco is the largest copper producer in the world, but how much revenue does it contribute to the Chilean government? In that country, copper is mined by a combination of state and private companies. The state copper company, Codelco, is the world’s largest copper producer and the largest
The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) highlighted that indicators on gender equality and trade openness have improved in the region. On the one hand, the new indicator on freedom of movement (OECD-SIGI) showed that most APEC economies grant women the same rights as men to apply for ID
Chapter 23 of the Treaty between Mexico, the United States and Canada (USMCA), related to the labor issue, can serve to guarantee the rights of migrants, since it has clear objectives that seek to protect them. But «unfortunately» it does not promote a circularity of work that could
The US Surface Transportation Board (STB) has begun taking antitrust action over the possible merger between Canadian National (CN) and Kansas City Southern (KCS). First of all, Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and KCS, two of the seven Class I companies that handle long-distance rail traffic in the United
The volume of magnesium sulfate production grew 0.6% year-on-year in Mexico during 2020, while Peñoles is considering expanding its Química del Rey plant in that country. According to the Mexican Mining Chamber (Camimex), the volume of production in Mexico thus reached 62,584 tons and a value of 227