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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 […]
Chile launches a guide with 33 mining projects at the PDAC 2021 virtual Convention
12 March 2021
The document, available in English and Spanish, offers foreign investors opportunities in copper, gold, iron, zinc, and salt. The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention, the world’s premier meeting on mineral exploration and new mining projects, took place virtually for the very first time in 2021. Chile was there as usual, highlighting its […]
February 2021
InvestChile presents investment opportunities to Qatari sovereign wealth fund
27 February 2021
During the last stage of their tour of the Middle East, InvestChile Director Andrés Rodríguez Rowe and International Economic Affairs Undersecretary Rodrigo Yáñez Benítez held a series of meetings in Qatar with the aim of strengthening economic ties between the two nations. The high-level agenda included a presentation by InvestChile to Qatar Investment Authority fund […]
InvestChile Director meets with officials and sovereign wealth funds in Saudi Arabia to promote investment
24 February 2021
The city of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia was the first stop on a visit to the Middle East by the Director of InvestChile, Andrés Rodríguez Rowe, together with the Undersecretary of International Economic Relations, Rodrigo Yáñez. In efforts to attract foreign investment to Chile, they met with Saudi officials and sovereign wealth funds. The goal […]
InvestChile to meet principal Middle Eastern investment funds to promote concessions and green hydrogen
19 February 2021
The Middle East will be one of the focuses of Chile’s foreign investment promotion in the first quarter of this year. In line with this, the director of InvestChile, Andrés Rodríguez, will be meeting with five of the region’s main sovereign wealth funds, which together manage some US$1,423,000 million in assets. The meetings, starting on […]
InvestChile highlights Chile’s ranking as the Latin American country with most potential to attract foreign investment
08 February 2021
Chile led the Global Opportunity Index 2021, published by the Milken Institute, which identified it as the region’s most attractive country for foreign investment. InvestChile, the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, highlighted the results of the Milken Institute’s Global Opportunity Index 2021, which positioned Chile as the Latin American country with the greatest potential to […]
January 2021
InvestChile talks with Ibero-American authorities about the impact of public-private collaboration on economic recovery from the pandemic
27 January 2021
The guests included Xiana Margarida Méndez, Spain’s Secretary of State for Trade, Flavia Santoro, president of ProColombia, and María Peña, CEO of ICEX, Spain’s export and investment promotion agency. On Monday, the director of InvestChile, Andrés Rodríguez, participated in “The Key to Development in Ibero-America: PPC” a conference about the importance of public-private collaboration in […]