Piñera makes a play for the middle class

by Canning House Associate Fellow Andrew Thompson

Every week, Andrew Thompson draws on his great wealth of knowledge and experience of Latin America to bring our audience in-depth insights on economics, political risk, and business in the region.

This week, he assesses the potential impacts and considers the motivations of President Sebastián Piñera's government's new package of economic measures, designed to help the country’s middle class come through the next phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Piñera makes a play for the middle class