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May 2017
Chile: the first country in Latin America in Eureka Network
19 May 2017
Chile is a Latin American Hub for business and innovation partnership. We are ranked 1st in Latin America and the Caribbean region in Innovation and Dynamic Entrepreneurship. Besides, with more than 60 trade agreements with different countries, Chile’s domestic market get transformed to one of over 4,300 million potential consumers around the world, which sets […]
Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications launches term sheets for tender for the Southern Optical Fiber Project
18 May 2017
The deadline for receiving submarine and overland proposals is between July 17 and 31. Yesterday, the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (MTT) presented the new term sheets for the tender for the Southern Optical Fiber Project (FOA), a process that will begin shortly. Under the calendar for the tender, bids for the submarine cable must […]
Chile seeks to position itself on radar of Asia: Tempting Chinese investors
17 May 2017
Not only Chinese products but also Chinese services and investment have made their way to a large part of the world. However, in the case of Chile, this road has not been opened with the same ease as in other countries. For this reason, the director of InvestChile, Carlos Álvarez, participated in a seminar about […]
President Bachelet concludes successful official visit to China by signing some ten economic agreements
15 May 2017
The cooperation agreements will deepen bilateral relations in agriculture, science, technology, investment and innovation. In addition, Chile joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). President Michelle Bachelet led a successful commercial mission to China. The state visit began with a bilateral meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping during which some ten bilateral commercial agreements were […]
Director of InvestChile meets with Vice-Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
12 May 2017
The meeting took place as part of the activities of the delegation accompanying President Michelle Bachelet on her official visit to China. The director of InvestChile, Carlos Álvarez, met today with Yin Zonghua, vice-chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), in Beijing to discuss collaboration between the two institutions to increase Chinese […]
April 2017
InvestChile Public Report: Investment for US$5,300 million attracted in 2016-2017
27 April 2017
The Foreign Investment Promotion Agency is consolidating a far-reaching institutional change and plans to open three offices overseas The director of InvestChile, Carlos Álvarez, provided an account of the Agency’s activities in 2016-2017, during an event attended by Economy Minister Luis Felipe Céspedes and Undersecretary for Economy Natalia Piergentili. During the presentation of InvestChile’s […]
InvestChile and CORFO officially launch 2017 call to promote high value-added lithium investments
13 April 2017
The aim is to reach important international players able to implement projects of this type in Chile. Chile offers a real opportunity to invest in the value-added lithium industry, pointed out the government’s Economic Development Agency (CORFO) and InvestChile during the official launch yesterday of a call to manufacture value-added lithium products in the country. […]
International Investment Forum Chile 2017 closes with more than 96 meetings
10 April 2017
The event, organized by the country’s foreign investment promotion agency InvestChile, brought together in Chile 60 foreign companies with and without a presence in the country. The fourth International Investment Forum Chile 2017 closed with the participation of representatives from 38 foreign companies not yet present in Chile, as well as 22 companies already established […]
IV International Investment Forum Chile 2017
05 April 2017
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT FORUM CHILE 2017 IN THE NEWS More than 43 investor companies from 15 countries attend International Investment Forum Chile 2017 The fourth International Investment Forum Chile began this morning in the presence of Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet; the Ministers of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Luis Felipe Céspedes, and Finance, Rodrigo Valdés; […]
More than 43 investor companies from 15 countries attend International Investment Forum Chile 2017
04 April 2017
The inaugural seminar was presided over by Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet who presented “Visa Tech”, an initiative that will facilitate the arrival of qualified personnel in the technology area. The fourth International Investment Forum Chile began this morning in the presence of Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet; the Ministers of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Luis […]