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March 2016
Foreign Investment Promotion Agency presents 2015 Public Report
23 March 2016
Vicente Mira highlighted the key milestones achieved by the Foreign Investment Committee in 2015. On March 22, the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (APIE) presented a Public Report on the principal tasks undertaken in 2015 by its predecessor, the Foreign Investment Committee (CIEChile). The presentation was headed by Vicente Mira, director of APIE, the body which, under Law N° 20.848 […]
Foreign Investment Promotion Agency and SOFOFA sign agreement to boost investment in regions
17 March 2016
Under the agreement, the two institutions will work together to facilitate visits of potential foreign investors. In a bid to boost promotion of the business opportunities Chile offers, the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (APIE) and Chile’s Manufacturers’ Association (SOFOFA) signed an unprecedented collaboration agreement this morning. The agreement, signed by APIE’s director, Vicente Mira, and […]
Director of APIE meets with representatives of Japan International Cooperation Agency
16 March 2016
For close to an hour, the director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (APIE), Vicente Mira, met with Takashi Ito, the representative in Chile of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), an institution whose mission is to contribute to the development of economies around the world. The purpose of the meeting was to exchange ideas […]
Minister Williams on PDAC 2016: “Chile will showcase itself to the world.”
02 March 2016
This year, Chile will be a sponsor of the world’s most important mining exploration convention and over ten public-private bodies will participate in its pavilion. The authorities of ProChile and the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency underlined their commitment to mining suppliers as a way of fostering the export of services and value added. Ahead of PDAC 2016 – […]
February 2016
Director of APIE presents investment opportunities to Turkish businesspeople
02 February 2016
During the third Chile-Turkey business meeting, Vicente Mira highlighted Chile’s advantages as a destination for foreign direct investment and spoke about the opportunities Chile offers for overseas companies. The director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (APIE), Vicente Mira, was one of the speakers at the third Chile-Turkey business meeting, organized by Chile’s Manufacturers’ Association […]
January 2016
Foreign Investment Promotion Agency, CORFO and Chile Image Foundation sign agreement to promote investment in regions
26 January 2016
The government’s Economic Development Agency (CORFO), the new Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (formerly CIEChile) and the Chile Image Foundation signed an agreement this morning to work together in promoting and attracting investment in Chile’s different regions. In a bid to foster both local and foreign investment in the regions, the three institutions will draw up […]
Over 150 meetings take place during International Investment Forum Chile 2016
13 January 2016
On the last day of the Forum, a round of business matchmaking meetings brought together 46 overseas companies with local firms. The International Investment Forum Chile 2016 culminated with a round of over 150 one-on-one meetings between overseas and local companies. The Forum in Santiago, organized by the Foreign Investment Committee (CIEChile), was attended by […]
President Bachelet urges foreign investors to take advantage of Chile’s competitive advantages
12 January 2016
President Michelle Bachelet inaugurated the International Investment Forum Chile 2016 at which 46 companies from 21 different countries explored investment opportunities in the country. The International Investment Forum Chile 2016 began today with a conference chaired by President Michelle Bachelet accompanied by the Minister of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Luis Felipe Céspedes, and the Minister of Mining, Aurora Williams. The event […]
Delegation from China’s Qingdao municipal government seeks investment opportunities in Chile
08 January 2016
The delegation showed interest principally in the food sector as well as in the procedures for starting operations in Chile. An eight-strong delegation of municipal government officials and businesspeople from Qingdao, one of China’s principal ports, met with Foreign Investment Committee (CIEChile) executives this morning to talk about Chile’s business climate and the investment opportunities […]
December 2015
Foreign Investment Committee authorizes 49 investment applications totaling US$11,600 million
28 December 2015
The Committee, chaired by the Minister of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Luis Felipe Céspedes, held its last meeting under the current institutional framework after Congress approved elimination of the DL 600 Foreign Investment Statute. The Minister of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Luis Felipe Céspedes, today chaired the last meeting of the Foreign Investment […]