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March 2022
Ministerial Committee meets with the new cabinet of ministers to discuss foreign investment promotion
09 March 2022
The meeting, chaired by Economy Minister Lucas Palacios, focused on the status quo of foreign investment in Chile and the need for State-led action. Representatives from the ministries currently on the Ministerial Committee for Foreign Investment met with members of the future cabinet this week to discuss how the State could coordinate its efforts […]
Foreign investment in Chile remains positive, exceeding US$1.6 billion in January
07 March 2022
“The amount recorded for January shows that foreign investment continues to be active,” said InvestChile managing director Andrés Rodríguez. Chile’s Central Bank reported this morning that Chile received US$1.6 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) in January. This is 110% higher than the US$764 million recorded for January 2021. It continues the positive trend […]
February 2022
Important: Chile has a new immigration institutional structure
21 February 2022
If you are part of a foreign company and you need to travel to Chile you should review the requirements of the new National Immigration Service. Chile’s new immigration institutional structure came into effect on February 12, with the publication of the new regulations of Law 21.325 related to immigration, which created the new National […]
Foreign investment in Chile registered at US$17 billion in 2021, the best figure in six years
09 February 2022
InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez, highlighted that this figure is almost twice the amount of investment received in 2020. This Monday the Central Bank announced that Chile received close to US$17 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) between January and December 2021, 97% more than in the same period in 2020. This figure is 62% […]
January 2022
InvestChile portfolio shows record 25.1% growth at year-end 2021
18 January 2022
Chile’s foreign investment promotion agency tallied up US$28 billion in projects, the highest figure recorded over its five-year history. InvestChile, the public agency that promotes foreign investment in the country, wrapped up 2021 with a record US$28 billion in its project portfolio. This is the highest figure to date since the agency was founded five […]
Foreign investment in Chile reaches US$16 billion in November, close to its highest level since 2015
07 January 2022
InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez, highlighted that this figure is 88% higher than the US$9 billion received in the whole of 2020. This morning the Central Bank announced that Chile received close to US$16 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) between January and November 2021, 72% up on the same period in 2020. The figure […]
December 2021
InvestChile activates European investment with 40 companies in five countries
10 December 2021
InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez and the head of the Investment Promotion Division, Salvatore Di Giovanni, traveled to France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. The companies TOTAL Eren and JOKR, which recently have announced that they will invest in Chile, were part of the road show. InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez led a tight meeting schedule in five European […]
November 2021
Foreign investment up 73% in the first nine months of the year
10 November 2021
InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez highlighted that the US$13.8 billion registered between January and September is 62% higher than the amount received during the whole of 2020. Significant foreign direct investment (FDI) figures have been recorded for Chile in the first nine months of the year. In the January-September period, the country received a […]
InvestChile: “Foreign investment is highly important to the development of Chile’s regions”
08 November 2021
InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez spoke at the Second National Meeting of Regional Governments. InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez participated in the Second National Meeting of Regional Governments, which took place in Punta Arenas on Friday, November 5. The event was led by the regional governor of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, Jorge Flies, and […]
More than 20 companies participated in InvestChile’s US Tour
03 November 2021
The activities were led by InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez and the head of the Investment Promotion Division, Salvatore Di Giovanni. Among the companies visited were Netflix, Amazon Web Services, Synopsys, EdgeConneX, ViacomCBS and KKR Global. As part of a packed agenda of activities in San Francisco and Washington DC, InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez and the head of the Investment Promotion Division, Salvatore […]