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November 2023
Foreign investment in Chile reaches US$16.0 billion to September of this year
07 November 2023
According to an analysis conducted by InvestChile, foreign investment inflows to the country in September alone reached US$1.50 billion. This morning, Chile’s Central Bank released foreign direct investment (FDI) data for January-September 2023, with total inflows reaching US$16.0 billion in the period and FDI inflows of US$1.50 billion in September alone. According to the analysis […]
Meetings with companies mark the Washington, DC agenda for Chile’s Economy Minister and InvestChile
03 November 2023
The authorities met with key companies from the digital infrastructure, mining, energy and electromobility sectors. In the context of President Gabriel Boric’s official visit to Washington DC, Chile’s Economy, Development and Tourism Minister Nicolás Grau and InvestChile Director Karla Flores had an intense investment promotion agenda in the US capital on Friday. As part of […]
October 2023
Chile and South Korea to promote reciprocal investment
30 October 2023
The countries’ investment promotion agencies, InvestChile and KOTRA, signed a MoU to boost cooperation and business. InvestChile Director Karla Flores and Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) President Jeoung Yeol Yu signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote investment between the two countries. Signed at the SOFOFA offices in the presence of Chile’s Economy, Development […]
Chile’s strategic allure for Asian investment in high-value-added sectors
26 October 2023
Chile’s Economy Ministry and InvestChile concluded a successful investment promotion tour in Asia, where over 420 representatives from Asian companies participated in more than 40 activities. Chile recently concluded a successful investment promotion tour in Asia as part of its ongoing quest to strengthen trade relations and attract investment. Chile’s Economy, Development and Tourism Minister […]
ChileWeek: Electromobility opportunities draw attention in Shanghai
19 October 2023
An InvestChile workshop marked ChileWeek’s first day in Shanghai. Chile’s regional leadership and commitment to clean transportation marked a new day of ProChile’s ChileWeek, an event in China to promote Chile’s export and investment offering. On the opening day in Shanghai (following activities in Chengdu and Beijing), electromobility took center stage thanks to a massive InvestChile […]
Authorities participate in separate technical visits as ChileWeek continues
18 October 2023
While Chile’s Economy Minister visited a state-of-the-art battery factory, the Public Works Minister met with China Railway Construction Corporation, one of the world’s largest infrastructure companies. Today was a day of technical visits in Beijing as part of ProChile’s ChileWeek, an event that lasts through October 20, bringing Chile’s export and investment offering to China. Chile’s Economy, […]
High interest in lithium marked Minister Grau and InvestChile’s second day in Beijing
17 October 2023
Chile’s Economy Minister Nicolás Grau and InvestChile Director Karla Flores met with local companies to present opportunities related to the National Lithium Strategy and green hydrogen. Public Works Minister Jessica López shared Concessions System details, and Transport and Telecommunications Minister Juan Carlos Muñoz discussed electromobility opportunities. Local companies’ interest in Chile’s lithium industry and green […]
FDI 2022: Canada remains the largest foreign investor in Chile
17 October 2023
This week, Chile’s Central Bank released detailed figures on foreign direct investment in 2022, with Canada remaining the largest foreign investor in the country with a stock of US$36.2 billion. Canada remains the largest foreign investor in Chile, according to figures released by the country’s Central Bank, which this week published a detailed report on foreign […]
Lithium: Chilean President announces US$233 million Chinese investment in Mejillones
16 October 2023
The project aims to promote investment and support the production of added-value lithium products in Chile, as well as incentivizing technological development and the use of non-metallic minerals. On Monday afternoon, Chilean President Gabriel Boric, together with the Minister of Economy, Nicolás Grau, and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alberto Van Klaveren, met with Chinese investment […]
ChileWeek China: Minister Grau and InvestChile meet with lithium companies in Chengdu and Beijing
16 October 2023
Led by the President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, the event promotes investment, exports and new jobs for Chile. President Gabriel Boric offered opening remarks at the eighth version of ChileWeek China 2023 in the city of Chengdu. His message aimed to consolidate economic ties and more than 50 years of bilateral relations between Chile and China. ChileWeek […]