Chile’s economic outlook is “quite favourable” despite months of political unrest in the country, Finance Minister Ignacio Briones told foreign correspondents in Santiago. “We should stress that we have a scenario of positive growth,” Briones said. The government forecasts a 1.3% growth for 2020, “relatively higher” than the central bank projection of 1%, noted Briones. Prior to the outbreak of anti-government protests in mid-October, a 3.3% expansion in gross domestic product (GDP) was forecast.