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Chile’s Kast to appoint economist Jorge Quiroz as finance minister, local media reports

By Thomson Reuters Jan 6, 2026 | 10:09 AM

SANTIAGO, Jan 6 (Reuters) – Chilean President-elect ‍Jose Antonio Kast is planning on appointing ‌economist Jorge ‌Quiroz as his finance minister, local newspaper Diario Financiero ​reported on ‍Tuesday.

The ​newspaper cited ​multiple sources ‍who attended a meeting between the president-elect and ‍local business people on Tuesday ‍morning. Kast ‍is ​set ​to ⁠take power ‌on March 11.

(Reporting by Fabian Cambero; Editing by Brendan ⁠O’Boyle)