1. NS4540 Winter Term 2019 Chile Outlook
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2. Overview
President, Sebastián Piñera of the centre-right Chile Vamos (CV) coalition, will focus on boosting real GDP growth while pursuing a broadly centrist policy path.
Mr Piñera will face a divided Congress, which will slow policymaking and raise the risk of gridlock.
Political debate will focus on:
pension reform,
immigration,
security and
delivering a more equitable society, given persistently high income inequality. .

3. Trouble Ahead Mr Piñera has seen a drop in public support following
the death of a Mapuche indigenous activist,
port worker protests and
a slowing economy.
This will increase political gridlock, with the government's ability to pass reforms further handicapped

4. EIU Forecast

5. Risks to Forecast