News Archive
February 2022
Important: Chile has a new immigration institutional structure
21 February 2022
If you are part of a foreign company and you need to travel to Chile you should review the requirements of the new National Immigration Service. Chile’s new immigration institutional structure came into effect on February 12, with the publication of the new regulations of Law 21.325 related to immigration, which created the new National […]
Foreign investment in Chile registered at US$17 billion in 2021, the best figure in six years
09 February 2022
InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez, highlighted that this figure is almost twice the amount of investment received in 2020. This Monday the Central Bank announced that Chile received close to US$17 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) between January and December 2021, 97% more than in the same period in 2020. This figure is 62% […]
January 2022
InvestChile portfolio shows record 25.1% growth at year-end 2021
18 January 2022
Chile’s foreign investment promotion agency tallied up US$28 billion in projects, the highest figure recorded over its five-year history. InvestChile, the public agency that promotes foreign investment in the country, wrapped up 2021 with a record US$28 billion in its project portfolio. This is the highest figure to date since the agency was founded five […]
Foreign investment in Chile reaches US$16 billion in November, close to its highest level since 2015
07 January 2022
InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez, highlighted that this figure is 88% higher than the US$9 billion received in the whole of 2020. This morning the Central Bank announced that Chile received close to US$16 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) between January and November 2021, 72% up on the same period in 2020. The figure […]
December 2021
InvestChile activates European investment with 40 companies in five countries
10 December 2021
InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez and the head of the Investment Promotion Division, Salvatore Di Giovanni, traveled to France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. The companies TOTAL Eren and JOKR, which recently have announced that they will invest in Chile, were part of the road show. InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez led a tight meeting schedule in five European […]
November 2021
Foreign investment up 73% in the first nine months of the year
10 November 2021
InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez highlighted that the US$13.8 billion registered between January and September is 62% higher than the amount received during the whole of 2020. Significant foreign direct investment (FDI) figures have been recorded for Chile in the first nine months of the year. In the January-September period, the country received a […]
InvestChile: “Foreign investment is highly important to the development of Chile’s regions”
08 November 2021
InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez spoke at the Second National Meeting of Regional Governments. InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez participated in the Second National Meeting of Regional Governments, which took place in Punta Arenas on Friday, November 5. The event was led by the regional governor of Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica, Jorge Flies, and […]
More than 20 companies participated in InvestChile’s US Tour
03 November 2021
The activities were led by InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez and the head of the Investment Promotion Division, Salvatore Di Giovanni. Among the companies visited were Netflix, Amazon Web Services, Synopsys, EdgeConneX, ViacomCBS and KKR Global. As part of a packed agenda of activities in San Francisco and Washington DC, InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez and the head of the Investment Promotion Division, Salvatore […]
October 2021
Foreign investment in Chile grows 73% in the first 8 months of 2021
12 October 2021
InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez says the figures reveal that foreign investment in Chile continues to be active and will be key to post-pandemic economic recovery. Chile received US$16 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) flows between January and August 2021, according to provisional figures released today by Chile’s Central Bank. This figure is 73% […]
September 2021
Chile’s foreign investment continues its record-breaking streak: historic figure in July outstrips 2020 FDI by 74%
10 September 2021
According to figures from Chile’s Central Bank, the cumulative figure for the first seven months of this year was US$14.8 billion, the highest figure for this period since records began. Foreign investment in Chile continues to be very dynamic. According to figures provided this morning by Chile’s Central Bank, the country received a net flow […]