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Sebastian Pinera

Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique is the current President of Chile. He won the second round of the presidential election that took place on January 17, 2010 and took office on March 11, 2010. He is a well-known economist, investor, capitalist, politician, former Senator, and leader of the presidential and parliamentary electoral coalition Coalition for Change. Piñera ranks among Chile's richest persons. » Read more on Wikipedia.org

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2013
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Chile's Pinera Says No Risk of Economy Overheating
2013-04-03
Sebastian Pinera says Chile must continue to grow at a rate of around 6 percent for several years to eradicate poverty and become a developed country. Speaking to foreign correspondents Wednesday, Pinera also says there's no fear that could lead to ...
(ABC News)
  1. Chilean President Dismisses Concern Economy Is Overheating
  2. Chile's President states country's fast growing economy is at no risk
  3. Chile's President Pinera says fast-growing economy is healthy, free from risk ...

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Bolivia's 'Día del Mar' highlights tensions with Chile
2013-03-23
Amid wreath laying and military presentations, the Bolivian government condemned the administration of Chilean President Sebastián Piñera, and reiterating their intent to settle the dispute in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague. But ...
(Santiago Times)
  1. Bolivia vows to take Chile border dispute to Hague

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El padre de Marco Roldán pide ayuda a Sebastián Piñera
2013-01-24
El padre de marco Roldan, el cordobés de 29 años que desapareció hace dos semana en un cerro chileno, pidió ayer que el presidente Sebastián Piñera apoye con toda la logística necesaria para terminar con “el calvario”. En una entrevista a la radio ...
(La Voz del Interior)
  1. Chile: el papá de Marco envió mensaje a Piñera

2012
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Latin America (10)
2012-06-18
Europe’s Mistakes a Lesson for Latin America, Chile Says (Bloomberg, Businessweek)
Chinese premier leaves for Rio 20 conference, four-nation Latin America tour (Xinhua News Agency)
Europe mistakes a warning for Latin America (Gulf News)
Excerpt: Latin America must avoid the costly welfare policies plunging Europe into crisis and should adhere to a market-friendly course to preserve gains made over the past decade’s economic boom, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera said. Countries in... (Read article)

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Pacific Alliance (13)
2012-06-07
New 'Pacific Alliance' might work (PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW)
OPINION: New 'Pacific Alliance' bloc may have a chance (MENAFN, MENAFN)
New ‘Pacific Alliance’ bloc may have a chance (Miami Herald, Miami Herald)
Excerpt: When I interviewed Chilean President Sebastian Pinera after the signing of an agreement to create the four-country "Pacific Alliance" trade bloc and he said it's Latin America's most ambitious economic integration project, my first reaction was... (Read article)

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Mexico in Alliance (5)
2012-06-07
New alliance: Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile (WTOP, The Guardian, Daily Oklahoman)
New Alliance: Mexico, Colombia, Peru and Chile (ABC News)
Chile, Peru, Colombia, Mexico in Alliance (ninemsn)
Excerpt: Chilean President Sebastian Pinera chose a remote mountaintop in northern Chile for the signing. The event was held at one of Earth's most powerful deep space observatories, and Pinera said the point was to show how their countries are looking... (Read article)

2011
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Market Report (4)
2011-12-05
The Medical Device Market: Chile - new market report published (PR Inside)
Market Report, "Chile Commercial Banking Report Q1 2012", published (PR Inside)
The Medical Device Market: Chile - new market research report (Transworld News)
Excerpt: The country made a successful transition to democracy following the retirement of General Pinochet in 1989. Sebastien Pinera from the centre right party became President on 11th March 11th 2010 ending two decades of rule by the centre left. Chile suffered... (Read article)

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Pinera (12)
2011-12-02
Chilean President Pinera to Send Tax Bill to Congress Soon (Bloomberg)
Chile’s Pinera Tells La Nacion ’12 to Be ‘Very Difficult’ Year (Bloomberg)
Pinera to Reveal Chile Tax Changes in 2012, Financiero Reports (Bloomberg)
Excerpt: President Sebastian Pinera will send to Congress a bill proposing changes to Chile’s tax code “sooner rather than later,” according to a statement from the government. The bill will seek to provide “some tax relief” to individuals and... (Read article)

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Education Budget (8)
2011-11-25
Chile's Senate approves education budget (MySanAntonio, Kansas City Star, Associated Press, Associated Press)
Chile education budget passes in lower house (msnbc.com, msnbc.com, Washington Examiner)
Chile's Senate Approves Education Budget (ABC News)
Excerpt: Students who have been protesting for more than six months for greater funding and reforms to the education system opposed the budget put forward by President Sebastian Pinera's government. The government and opposition were close to reaching an agreement... (Read article)