Chile

Mining companies' capital bases have deteriorated; they are likely neither to be acquirers nor acquired

Efforts to attract FDI to new sectors to offset the drop in mining investment will face hurdles

Regulatory effectiveness, or lack thereof, will be key to any boost in public confidence arising from the reforms

Tighter monetary policy in 2016 is likely to worsen already doubtful prospects for economic bounceback

The higher education reform fulfils a key campaign promise, but early advances may be modest

The difficulty of meeting promises on education reform may cause the government's low approval to dip further

The lacklustre growth outlook will drag down the government's approval, though the opposition will fare no better

Despite an improvement in investment figures during the third quarter, economic prospects are marred by copper prices