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August 2019
Huawei Cloud launches its first public cloud in Latin America in Chile
28 August 2019
The chinese enterprise Huawei – a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices-, launched its first Cloud Platform in Latin America in Chile, which will offer a wide range of solutions for Computing, Storage, Networking, Database and Big Data services, etc. It is a tool that will help governments […]
JetSmart announces base of operations in Antofagasta and new domestic and international routes
27 August 2019
Since JetSmart’s debut in the region, its flights to Antofagasta have increased by more than 26% and it has transported over 705,000 passengers since launching operations in the city. JetSmart, the airline owned by US investment fund Indigo Partners, has announced a new base of operations in the city of Antofagasta, in addition to those […]
InvestChile in India to promote investment opportunities
26 August 2019
The director of theagency, Cristián Rodríguez, will hold a series of meetings with local businesspeople in India and China and will promote the government’s portfolio of public investment projects. The director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (InvestChile), Cristián Rodríguez, is in Asia to promote investment opportunities in Chile. Rodríguez will hold a series of […]
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 […]