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January 2021
InvestChile portfolio of projects grows by 23% in 2020 to over US$21,000 million
25 January 2021
Despite the pandemic, the projects of overseas companies supported by the Agency increased by 20%, reaching a total of 495 initiatives at different stages of development. In the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic that is affecting the world and has had a negative impact on the global economy and investment, the portfolio of projects supported […]
InvestChile participates in online round table with members of AmCham
22 January 2021
During the event, representatives of the US companies discussed the challenges for the development of their businesses in Chile. InvestChile, the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, met with more than twenty representatives of US companies that are members of the Chilean-North American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in order to learn about challenges they face for the […]
InvestChile participates in online workshop on attraction of investment in Biobío Region
18 January 2021
The workshop was held to collaborate with the Region’s teams in generating capabilities for attracting investment in the area. InvestChile, the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, participated in an online workshop with key actors from the Biobío Region to inform them about its work and talk about the opportunities that foreign investment can represent for the […]
Economy Ministry and InvestChile head seminar on foreign investment in Chile
15 January 2021
The event highlighted the key role that technology will play, with Microsoft, Google and Oracle implementing projects worth US$4,500 million during the next five years. President Sebastián Piñera; former President Ricardo Lagos; the Minister of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Lucas Palacios; the Minister of Transport and Telecommunications, Gloria Hutt; the Minister of Public Works, […]
December 2020
Minister Palacios chairs meeting of Committee of Ministers for the Promotion and Attraction of Foreign Investment
23 December 2020
The Minister of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Lucas Palacios, chaired a meeting of the Committee of Ministers for the Promotion and Attraction of Foreign Investment. During the meeting, the recently appointed director of InvestChile, Andrés Rodríguez, reviewed the Agency’s main activities in 2020 and presented an analysis of the evolution of foreign investment in […]
President appoints new director of InvestChile
09 December 2020
The economist and business administrator Andrés Rodríguez Rowe was appointed through the Civil Service System. President Sebastián Piñera has appointed the economist and business administrator Andrés Rodríguez Rowe as the new director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (InvestChile). The appointment was made through the Civil Service System. Rodríguez studied economics and business administration at […]
November 2020
The post-pandemic economy, innovation and digital talent take center stage at InvestChile’s first e-seminar
26 November 2020
The event “Chile: Re-boost to Investment and New Business Opportunities” focused on debate about the challenges facing the global and local economy in the context of economic reactivation; it also included the announcement of investments by overseas companies. The role of sustainability in Chile’s new constitution, the need to convert to working digitally, the challenges […]
Government intensifies meetings with investors to promote green hydrogen
13 November 2020
The Energy Ministry has held meetings with companies from the main world powers and anticipates over US$20,000 million in investment in Chile. Whilst drawing up the country’s strategy for the development of a green hydrogen industry, the government is also engaged in an important global effort to build a network of collaboration around the so-called […]
October 2020
Foreign investment in Chile up by 11% in first eight months of the year
08 October 2020
Through to August, the inflow reached US$10,161 million, according to figures released by the Central Bank. In the first eight months of this year, Chile received US$10,161 million in foreign direct investment (FDI), according to preliminary figures published by the Central Bank of Chile. This represented an increase of 11% on the same period in […]
Biobío Regional Government and InvestChile sign agreement to attract foreign investment to the region
06 October 2020
The agreement aims to draw attention to the Biobío Region’s attributes and the business opportunities for overseas companies. On Tuesday, the acting director of InvestChile, Juan Araya and the regional governor of the Biobío Region, Sergio Giacaman, signed a collaboration agreement under which the two institutions will work together to position, promote and […]