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Chief Economist Justin Lin points to East Asia for solutions in Latin America.

In what would be his last speech as part of the organization, Chief Economist and Senior Vice President of the World Bank Justin Lin held a conference at the UN’s Economic Commission for Latin American and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago on Monday. The conference centered on the challenges Latin America faces, such as leaving the "middle income trap" and coping with the rise of China.

Argentina’s oil nationalization leads to speculations of replacement at economic summit.

President Cristina Fernández’s decision to nationalize YPF, a subsidiary of the Spanish oil company Repsol, has sparked discussions about a possible expulsion of Argentina from the upcoming G20 economic summit and replacing it with Chile.

The discussions come as the international community, including the European Union and the World Bank, has criticized Fernández for the move.

Colombian president tells Bolivia’s Evo Morales that his country deserves coast access.

Colombia has consistently supported Bolivia in its mission to reclaim a passage to the Pacific Ocean and the country reiterated its support last week during a meeting between the two heads of state in Bogotá.

Following the meeting on March 15, Bolivian Minister Carlos Romero said that the president of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, offered support to Bolivia in its struggle with Chile to gain access to the Pacific. 

The presidents of the two countries met Friday to sign several bilateral agreements.

Argentinean President Cristina Fernández arrived in Chile on Thursday and spent the majority of her Friday afternoon in La Moneda with Chilean President Sebastián Piñera.

The trip aimed to strengthen ties between the neighbors who share a border more than 3,300 miles long.

Jeremy Browne meets the best of Chile’s athletes who will compete in London’s 2012 Games.

UK Deputy Foreign Minister Jeremy Browne spent part of his first day in Santiago at the Chilean Olympic Committee (COCH) Center in Ñuñoa.

Browne and his entourage enjoyed an hour tour of the multi hall complex on Monday afternoon led by Neven Ilic Alvarez, president of COCH.

The Ivy-League university’s internationalization plan brings it to Chile.

Columbia University will officially open its new Global Center in Santiago on March 19 as part of its recent efforts to create a “global footprint.”

This will be one of the seven Global Centers that the university operates throughout the world and the only one of its kind in Latin America. QS ranked Columbia No. 10 in the best universities in the world for 2011-2012.

As Argentina pursues its own air connections with the island.

In an unexpected about turn, Argentine President Cristina Fernández announced late last week that she would like to schedule flights from Argentina to the Falkland Islands, or the Malvinas, as Argentines calls the south Atlantic archipelago.

Wednesday’s train accident leaves 700 wounded and 50 dead, including Gloria Pinilla León.

The train crash in Buenos Aires on Wednesday morning claimed the life of 50-year-old Chilean citizen Gloria Pinilla León. This was the worst railway accident in Argentina in 42 years, causing 50 deaths and more than 700 injuries.

A crew of 14 specialists will help in the extensive body identification process. 

After Tuesday’s prison fire in Honduras killed 355 inmates, a group of Chileans will travel to the Central American country to assist in the painstaking task of body identification, officials said on Thursday.

Actor Sean Penn adds more criticism for Chile as mired bilateral negotiations continue.

Bolivian Deputy Foreign Minister Juan Carlos Alurralde expressed harsh sentiments toward Chilean President Sebastián Piñera on Wednesday, comparing him unfavorably to former President Michelle Bachelet. The same day, American actor Sean Penn called for Chile to show more “solidarity” toward its Andean neighbor while meeting with the Bolivian President Evo Morales.

Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno travels to Mexico to prepare for Chile’s first summit.

Chilean Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno will embark on a trip to Mexico on Thursday to meet with his counterparts from the other G-20 members in anticipation of the fifth annual G-20 summit that will be held in June.

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