Promoviendo la libertad individual y los mercados libres
The Cobin Brief · Thursday, August 20, 2026
On 4 August Chile's Congress passed President Kast's reform (36 laws, 15 decrees, corporate tax cut from 27% to 23% by 2029) and Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz said "Chile begins to grow again." By 19 August, analysts surveyed by the central bank had cut the 2026 growth forecast to about 1%; second-quarter GDP was flat quarter-on-quarter and down 0.2% year-on-year, with mining the only sector in positive territory.
