Chile President Gabriel Boric nominated Kevin Cowan to the central bank board as investors bet that policymakers will bring inflation to target as soon as early next year.

They resisted conquest first by the ancient Incas, then by the Spanish. They fought as the nascent Chilean state annexed their territories and as military dictator Gen. Augusto Pinochet devastated their communities by terminating collective property, allowing for the confiscation and sale of their lands to forestry companies.

Chilean President Gabriel Boric welcomes his Spanish, Brazilian, Colombian, counterparts to the Palacio de la Moneda, in Santiago, where he is hosting the "Democracy Always" high-level summit. IMAGES The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go to AFP.com.

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