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July 2021
InvestChile’s portfolio of projects grew by 28% in the first half of 2021
27 July 2021
On June 30th this year, the agency reported that 372 initiatives were receiving its support, for a total value of US$ 24 billion. Foreign investment in Chile didn’t stop for the pandemic. This is clear from the results of InvestChile’s portfolio of projects, which at the close of the first half of this year […]
Economy Ministry and InvestChile present a new strategy to promote foreign investment in Chile
08 July 2021
The strategy puts forward a plan to proactively attract foreign capital, determines the criteria for targeting companies and – for the very first time – consolidates the coordination between Chile’s different services and ministries in regard to investment promotion. InvestChile has presented the final version of Chile’s new strategy for attracting foreign capital to […]
June 2021
InvestChile Public-Private Council reviews the state of foreign investment in Chile
24 June 2021
The new strategy for attracting investment and the challenges triggered by the pandemic were discussed In a virtual meeting. The Public-Private Council for Foreign Investment held its first meeting of the year this morning, which was chaired by InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez Rowe. The Council was created under Law 20,848, which established the […]
Minister Palacios calls on foreign investors to continue to have confidence in Chile
07 June 2021
In the webinar “Chile’s Economic Outlook 2021 and Pro-Investment Measures”, the Minister highlighted the role of foreign companies in Chile’s economic recovery. Over 500 representatives of companies, chambers of commerce and public institutions from all over the world tuned past Thursday for the webinar “Chile’s Economic Outlook 2021 and Pro-Investment Measures”, which was organized […]
InvestChile highlights the success of its digital strategy in its 2020 Public Report
01 June 2021
The pandemic has not stopped InvestChile, which last year carried out 90% of its work remotely and succeeded in improving the performance of its portfolio by 25.2%. InvestChile, the Chilean government’s Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, presented a summary of the principal work it carried out last year in its 2020 Public Report. In his […]
May 2021
InvestChile presents its 2020 Public Account
28 May 2021
The managing director of InvestChile, Andrés Rodríguez Rowe, presented this afternoon the fifth Public Account of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, corresponding to the year 2020. Check below the video presentation and the document released today (in Spanish). >> Download The 2020 InvestChile Public Account (PDF)
April 2021
InvestChile promotes strategy to attract Middle Eastern investment funds to Chile
16 April 2021
These funds manage a combined total of more than US$2 trillion. One of InvestChile’s primary areas of focus in 2021 is a new strategy to attract investment from the Middle East. This marks the first time the agency is prioritizing this market. The initiative includes a series of meetings with investment funds that together manage […]
In meetings with Alibaba, Amazon and Tesla: The government’s strategy to attract the foreign investment lost during the pandemic
15 April 2021
InvestChile has developed a five-point plan to search for initiatives that could be developed in Chile, which includes meetings with leading companies from at least 13 different foreign nations. 2020 was a complicated year, with the pandemic strongly affecting different economic variables. One of them was foreign investment, which, according to Central Bank figures, fell […]
InvestChile signs agreement with Magallanes Region to incentivize foreign investment in the area
08 April 2021
The objective is to showcase regional attributes and business opportunities to foreign investors. InvestChile Director, Andrés Rodríguez Rowe, and the Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica Regional Governor, Jennifer Rojas, signed an agreement this morning in order to encourage the installation and/or expansion of foreign company projects in the area. The agreement includes showcasing regional attributes and […]
March 2021
President Piñera highlights Chile as a laboratory for the energy of the future
24 March 2021
In the context of Chile Day Global 2021, the President reflected on how the domestic economy has progressed in recent years and on the impact of the pandemic. “Chile has become a laboratory for clean and sustainable energy; the energy of the future. For the future of Chile we need to act to address […]