CHILE’S CONGRESS PUTS PRESIDENT KAST’S ECONOMIC OVERHAUL ON TRACK TO BECOMING LAW

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• Associated Press: Uruguay's President Yamandu Orsi, left, shakes hands with Chile's President Jose Antonio Kast during an official meeting at the presidential residence in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
• Associated Press: (AP Photo/Matilde Campodonico) 2026-07-22T00:17:18Z SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chile’s Congress on Tuesday approved nearly all of the remaining changes to a sweeping tax and economic overhaul package promoted by President…
• Associated Press: Tuesday’s vote comes as Kast, who took office just over three months ago, struggles to jolt a sluggish economy.
• Associated Press: The economy shrank 0.5% in the first quarter of 2026 after several months of weak growth.
• Associated Press: Unemployment rose to 9.4% in the March-May period, its highest level since June 2021.

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1. 22/07/2026, 01:23 PRIMARY FEED CHILE’S CONGRESS PUTS PRESIDENT KAST’S ECONOMIC OVERHAUL ON TRACK TO BECOMING LAW (Associated Press • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]

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