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


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  • Wednesday, 07 Jan 2026

Chile's President-elect Jose Antonio Kast speaks to the media during a press conference after meeting with Ecuador’s President Daniel Noboa, in Quito, Ecuador, December 23, 2025. REUTERS/Karen Toro

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)

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