Chile's government says the damage caused by weeks of unrest has surpassed $1bn, Eurasia Diary reports citing Aljazeera.
Two international summits, due to be held in Santiago, have been cancelled due to the protests. And the country's tourism sector has taken a battering.
The demonstrations started two weeks ago about a metro fare increase but have since grown to include calls to tackle growing income disparity.
And despite Congress passing a bill to freeze electricity prices, the protesters show no signs of backing down.