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August 2019
More than 100 companies participated in InvestChile roadshows in Brazil
12 August 2019
The Chilean government’s foreign investment promotion agency, InvestChile, presented a portfolio of 150 projects worth more than US$18,000 million in the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Sao Paulo. The activities were organized in close collaboration with the Chilean Embassy in Brazil. This week InvestChile held its “Roadshow LatAm” in Brazil, continuing the […]
Foreign Direct Investment grew 110% in the first half and reaches US$6,570 million
07 August 2019
If a broader comparison basis is considered, net inflows in the period increased by 25% compared to the 2015-2019 five-year average. Foreign direct investment (FID) in the first half of 2019 registered a recovery compared to the two previous years with a net inflow of US$6,570 million and a net inflow of US$1,679 million in […]
June 2019
Chile targets South America to attract more investment
26 June 2019
The activities begin this week in Colombia and Peru where representatives of InvestChile will meet with more than 50 companies. In August, they will continue in Brazil in the cities of Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and São Paulo. In a bid to attract greater investment from other South American countries, InvestChile, the Chilean government’s […]
InvestChile participates in V Investment in Tourism Forum in Buenos Aires
23 June 2019
The Forum addressed issues that included the importance of tourism for economic activity, employment and the opportunities created for the sector by low-cost airlines. InvestChile and the Undersecretariat for Tourism participated in the V Investment in Tourism Forum (inverTUR) in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event sought to contribute to the development of private investment in […]
President Piñera inaugurates Cardones-Polpaico power transmission line: project represented foreign investment of US$1,000 million
20 June 2019
At the ceremony, the Minister of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Juan Andrés Fontaine, highlighted the government’s efforts to reactivate the Chilean economy, indicating that “we are building better times, we are at the time of construction, the time of sowing.” President Sebastián Piñera, accompanied by the Minister of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Juan […]
CORFO and InvestChile meet companies in Japan to promote tender for specialized lithium producers
11 June 2019
Chilean authorities met with over 20 companies in Tokyo, including Toshiba, Marubeni and JX Nippon Mining. The tour concludes this Thursday in South Korea. The “Lithium Call” through which the Chilean government’s Economic Development Agency (CORFO) is seeking, with the collaboration of InvestChile, to promote an international tender to select the best projects for the […]
Minister Fontaine and InvestChile travel to Europe to promote concessions portfolio for US$14,600 million
10 June 2019
In a visit to London, Berlin and Milan, organized jointly with the investment promotion agency, the Public Works Minister will invite international companies and consortia to participate in the infrastructure program, which envisages 60 initiatives such as highways, hospitals, reservoirs tramways and cable cars. Public Works Minister Juan Andrés Fontaine will be in Europe this […]
CORFO and InvestChile launch overseas tour to promote tender for specialized lithium producers
03 June 2019
In France, Japan and South Korea, the two institutions will promote investment opportunities in the development of an industry to produce value-added lithium products in Chile. On Friday in Paris, France, the Chilean government’s Economic Development Agency (CORFO) will launch, with the collaboration of InvestChile, its “Lithium Call” to promote an international tender to select […]
May 2019
Site Selection magazine recognizes InvestChile as South America’s best investment promotion agency
22 May 2019
The award highlights, among other factors, the work of the agency’s team, the service it offers companies during and after the implementation of their investment and the quality of the information it provides. In its 2019 Global Best to Invest report, Site Selection, an international magazine, has recognized InvestChile as South America’s best investment promotion […]
Chile announces launch of SUPER platform to bring together 204 online administrative processes for investment projects
09 May 2019
The platform will digitalize sector permits from 29 public services and allow their processing to be tracked online. The President of the Republic, Sebastián Piñera, together with the Minister of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, José Ramón Valente, announced the launch this month of SUPER, an online platform that will centralize the process of obtaining […]