Chile
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Strategy Briefing
Lodging in Latin America
Dec 2018
Lodging in Latin America continues to grow surpassing the different socio-economic factors and challenges that have affected its performance in recent years. Mexico and Brazil are the preferred destinations, dominating sales of the top ten companies....
Strategy Briefing
Top 10 Energy-Producing Countries in 2030
Dec 2018
The energy sector is the key provider for many integral sectors in every economy, such as chemical products, utilities, transport, metal products manufacturing, etc. Over the 2017-2030 period, the energy industry is expected to experience stable ...
Strategy Briefing
Economy, Finance and Trade in Latin America
Nov 2018
Latin America is the fourth largest economy in the world, with Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Venezuela and Colombia the key economies. Over the 2012-2017 period, the region struggled with recessions in Brazil and Venezuela, currency devaluation in ...
Strategy Briefing
Video Games in Latin America
Nov 2018
Latin America is starting to see recovery in its video game market, as years of slow growth caused by economic and political issues in the region subsided somewhat in 2017, allowing new consoles and mobile gaming to expand once more. This recovery, ...
Country Report
Credit Cards in Chile
Nov 2018
Since 2006, retailers have found an opportunity to grow by providing financial services to their customers through co-branded cards. The versatility of retailers’ financial products such as credit cards immediately enhanced competition with ...
Country Report
Debit Cards in Chile
Nov 2018
Debit cards have historically been the most vulnerable card type to clone or skim as they represent the most basic cards in terms of fraud protection. Although government authorities along with the Economic Crime Brigade (BRIDEC) and the ...
Country Report
Financial Cards and Payments in Chile
Nov 2018
A large proportion of the Chilean population has access to at least one financial product. This is mainly due to the account “Cuenta Rut” offered by Banco del Estado de Chile, which allows anyone with an identification number to have access to a ...
Country Report
Pre-Paid Cards in Chile
Nov 2018
Prior to 2016, there were two failed attempts to launch open loop pre-paid cards in Chile through two financial entities, Banco CorpBanca and Scotiabank. Both instances failed as Transbank, the only POS network in the country, was not fully prepared ...
Country Report
Store Cards in Chile
Nov 2018
Store cards in the 1990s were issued to give the population access to durable objects within department stores. Through the years, retailers understood that store cards could bring specific value by opening store cards to other businesses by forming ...
Country Report
Charge Cards in Chile
Nov 2018
There are no charge cards in Chile and they are not expected to appear over the forecast period....
Strategy Briefing
Major Appliances in Latin America
Nov 2018
Latin America has been the centre of turbulent economic and political events, which shaped the performance of major appliances over the review period. Brazil comprises a major market in the region, and its economic revival is key to the regional ...
Country Briefing
Income and Expenditure: Chile
Nov 2018
Chile’s consumer market is gradually recovering after the economic slowdown, due to rising copper prices, improving domestic sentiment, and stronger consumption. Moreover, government measures to reduce income inequality and an expanding middle class ...
Strategy Briefing
Digital Landscape in Latin America
Nov 2018
Latin American governments have, in recent years, pushed measures to promote competition and implement projects to improve digital connectivity in the region. Telecom monopolies have been dismantled, thereby lowering prices and improving access, and ...
Country Profile
Latin America: Regional Profile
Oct 2018
Latin America’s real recovery will continue in 2018. The region’s consumer expenditure will also improve slightly in 2018. Caribbean economies will lag behind other countries due to their excessive reliance on tourism and remittances. Latin America ...
Country Report
Consumer Credit in Chile
Oct 2018
According to the 2017 Household Financial Survey performed by the Central Bank, there are fewer households with debt due to a change in consumer habits. Chilean consumers now prefer to save money and become informed before opting for a loan. They are...
Country Report
Consumer Lending in Chile
Oct 2018
After several years, the Chilean economy has begun to improve and consumer confidence has increased. In addition, there has also been an increase in disposable income, which boosts long-term consumption and demand for credit. In Chile there are three...
Country Report
Analgesics in Chile
Sep 2018
The government launched a communications campaign in Chile called “Uso responsable de medicamentos” (“Responsible use of remedies”) that highlighted the risks of self-medication. One of the main examples was the misuse of paracetamol, which was one ...
Country Report
Cough, Cold and Allergy (Hay Fever) Remedies in Chile
Sep 2018
While in 2017 the category registered strong growth due to extensive wildfires, it registered a more modest and typical performance in 2018, explained mainly by the meteorological “La Niña” effect that caused dryness in most of the country....
Country Report
Dermatologicals in Chile
Sep 2018
Antiparasitics, antipruritics and topical antifungals were the strongest performers in 2018. Antiparasitics/lice (head and body) treatments benefited from a large-scale campaign that encouraged consumers to prepare their children for the upcoming ...
Country Report
Dietary Supplements in Chile
Sep 2018
Consumers became better educated and aware of the need for prevention. They also became more familiar with dietary supplements properties and the benefits of each product....
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