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May 2017
President Bachelet concludes successful official visit to China by signing some ten economic agreements
15 May 2017
The cooperation agreements will deepen bilateral relations in agriculture, science, technology, investment and innovation. In addition, Chile joined the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). President Michelle Bachelet led a successful commercial mission to China. The state visit began with a bilateral meeting with China’s President Xi Jinping during which some ten bilateral commercial agreements were […]
Director of InvestChile meets with Vice-Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade
12 May 2017
The meeting took place as part of the activities of the delegation accompanying President Michelle Bachelet on her official visit to China. The director of InvestChile, Carlos Álvarez, met today with Yin Zonghua, vice-chairman of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), in Beijing to discuss collaboration between the two institutions to increase Chinese […]
April 2017
InvestChile Public Report: Investment for US$5,300 million attracted in 2016-2017
27 April 2017
The Foreign Investment Promotion Agency is consolidating a far-reaching institutional change and plans to open three offices overseas The director of InvestChile, Carlos Álvarez, provided an account of the Agency’s activities in 2016-2017, during an event attended by Economy Minister Luis Felipe Céspedes and Undersecretary for Economy Natalia Piergentili. During the presentation of InvestChile’s […]
InvestChile and CORFO officially launch 2017 call to promote high value-added lithium investments
13 April 2017
The aim is to reach important international players able to implement projects of this type in Chile. Chile offers a real opportunity to invest in the value-added lithium industry, pointed out the government’s Economic Development Agency (CORFO) and InvestChile during the official launch yesterday of a call to manufacture value-added lithium products in the country. […]
International Investment Forum Chile 2017 closes with more than 96 meetings
10 April 2017
The event, organized by the country’s foreign investment promotion agency InvestChile, brought together in Chile 60 foreign companies with and without a presence in the country. The fourth International Investment Forum Chile 2017 closed with the participation of representatives from 38 foreign companies not yet present in Chile, as well as 22 companies already established […]
IV International Investment Forum Chile 2017
05 April 2017
INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT FORUM CHILE 2017 IN THE NEWS More than 43 investor companies from 15 countries attend International Investment Forum Chile 2017 The fourth International Investment Forum Chile began this morning in the presence of Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet; the Ministers of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Luis Felipe Céspedes, and Finance, Rodrigo Valdés; […]
More than 43 investor companies from 15 countries attend International Investment Forum Chile 2017
04 April 2017
The inaugural seminar was presided over by Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet who presented “Visa Tech”, an initiative that will facilitate the arrival of qualified personnel in the technology area. The fourth International Investment Forum Chile began this morning in the presence of Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet; the Ministers of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Luis […]
March 2017
Chile calls to develop lithium added-value projects in the country
30 March 2017
The Chilean Economic Development Agency, Corfo, and the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, InvestChile, announced the opening of the first call for national and foreign companies, to show their interest in investing in Chile and to develop capacities to produce lithium added-value products. Chile, the country with the world’s largest lithium carbonate reserves and with the […]
Chile participates in the most important event in the United States for the services sector
13 March 2017
InvestChile’s participation in the event in Orlando, Florida, forms part of its global services promotion strategy. Last week, InvestChile participated in the 21st Shared Services & Outsourcing Week in Orlando, Florida. This key sector event attracts the principal US players in the field and the most important companies related to it. This year, it was attended by over 900 senior […]
President Bachelet signs bill to regulate protection of personal data
13 March 2017
The bill establishes that personal data can only be used with the individual’s consent or for purposes expressly indicated by law. It would also create a Personal Data Protection Agency to which individuals would be able to appeal if they consider their rights have been infringed. This morning, President Michelle Bachelet signed a bill to […]