Chile is currently the most attractive country in the region, according to the fifth version of the Global Talent Competitiveness Index (GTCI), prepared by The Adecco Group, the INSEAD business school and Tata Communications. In the 2018 ranking, Chile took top place in Latin America and the Caribbean, taking 33rd position globally, up one position […]
Chile has pledged not to continue building coal-fired power plants unless they have carbon capture and storage technology, or the equivalent, according to dual statements from the energy ministry and electric power generators’ association Asociación de Generadoras. The association agreed not to start developing any new coal-fired power generation projects without the relevant carbon reduction technology, […]
Carmaker is seeking to access more stocks of the key electric car battery raw material. Tesla is in talks with Chile’s largest lithium producer SQM about investing in supplies of the key battery material, as it ramps up production of its first mass-market electric car. The Elon Musk-led carmaker could agree to build a processing […]
Rough Guides has selected Chile as one of the destinations not to be missed in 2018, citing unique experiences such as the Chinchorro mummies, the oldest in the world, and indigenous Mapuche-run tourism in Lago Budi. Chile has always been “an adventure playground for the intrepid traveller”, noted the famous travel guide, which has now […]
Carlos Álvarez, InvestChile Director: “Chinese companies are in some degree entering in new areas and diversifying their interest in the Chilean economy.” Santiago de Chile: The CHINA-Celac Forum began to set up a new roadmap for relations between China and Latin America and the Caribbean. This is the second ministerial meeting within the framework of […]
The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published its second in-depth review of Chile’s energy policies. The implementation in recent years of a policy that encourages non-conventional renewable energy projects has positioned Chile as an international-category destination for investments of this type, particularly in the case of solar and wind energy. This is the conclusion reached […]
The initiative would cost over US$3,300 million and is expected to be able to handle eight containerships with a length of up to 400 meters, moving some 6 million TEUs, equivalent to three times the port’s current capacity. President Michelle Bachelet announced that Chile’s future large-scale or mega port will be built in San Antonio. […]
CORFO, ZOFRI S.A., InvestChile and the Tarapacá Regional Government will implement a project to encourage overseas companies to invest in the Alto Hospicio municipal district. The constitution of the board of directors of the “Program of Attraction of Investment by Value-Added Industries in the Tax-Free Business Park” marked the launch of this project designed to […]
Google announced that it will invest US $ 30 billion in improving its infrastructure in three years through the installation of new submarine cables, with which Google seeks to connect the world and provide services to its customers in the cloud. Google expects 2019 to begin the deployment of three submarine cables: “Curie”, a private […]
The project, known as the Chilean “Silicon Valley”, is being implemented by the University of Chile and was inaugurated yesterday in a ceremony attended by President Michelle Bachelet. The Laguna Carén Academic Project, an emblematic initiative of the University of Chile launched on Tuesday by Rector Ennio Vivaldi, aims to serve Chile as a strategic […]