At Chile Day Madrid 2026, Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz outlined the government’s economic agenda, emphasizing a capital markets and home financing bill currently before Congress. The proposal seeks to support private investment by widening access to housing and corporate finance, encouraging savings, updating regulation, aligning Chile with international standards and positioning the country as a regional financial center. The housing measures include a savings program lasting at least 30 months that targets a 10% down payment. If a participant saves seven percentage points, the government would provide the remaining three, representing the reform’s main fiscal cost. The bill would also create a junior stock exchange modeled on Toronto’s market, with reduced registration requirements and tax benefits, and enable investment funds to finance small and midsize enterprises through investments and loans. Other measures would allow Chilean bonds to trade on international platforms, reduce barriers to foreign capital and eliminate stamp duty for external financiers lending to Chilean banks. Quiroz also reported that 114 projects worth USD 39 billion entered the environmental assessment system during the government’s first six months and cited the central bank’s projection that investment will grow 8.1% in 2027.
2026-09-14Ministry of Finance (Chile)
Chile’s Ministry of Finance outlines capital markets reform to expand housing and business finance
Chile’s Ministry of Finance outlined a bill before Congress that would expand housing finance, business funding and international access to Chilean securities markets. Measures include government support toward a 10% home down payment, a junior stock exchange and new financing channels for small and midsize enterprises. The proposal would also align regulation with international standards and remove stamp duty for certain foreign lenders.