President-elect Boric’s announcement today that (now outgoing) Governor of the Central Bank, Mario Marcel, will be Chile’s next Finance Minister is a clear signal that his government will pursue prudent fiscal policy. While the news is going down well with investors, we think that lingering political, fiscal and external risks will ultimately make it difficult for the peso to keep hold of its recent gains. We expect that the currency will weaken by 5-10% against the US dollar by year-end.
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