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June 2017
InvestChile participates in Seminar on Investment Promotion and Cooperation in China
01 June 2017
The seminar lasted 20 days and was organized by the Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Officials’ Training Center of China’s Fujian Province. InvestChile participated in the Seminar on Investment Promotion and Cooperation for Latin American Countries, which took place over 20 days and was organized by the Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Officials’ Training Center […]
May 2017
10 KEY QUESTIONS ABOUT VISA TECH
29 May 2017
What is Visa Tech? Visa Tech is an initiative that seeks to streamline the process of obtaining a work visa in order to make it easier for local and overseas companies in the technology services sector and enterprises related to Start-Up Chile to hire professional and technical personnel specialized in the area of technology services […]
Lithium Call Road Show: Developing a value-added industry around lithium
24 May 2017
The director of InvestChile, Carlos Álvarez, indicated that this initiative is an essential part of a broader policy for Chile: its economic diversification. The Road Show: Lithium Call Chile, which took place in Frankfurt, is part of efforts to boost the development of a value-added lithium industry and position Chile as a pole of innovation […]
Government launches road show to promote lithium-related business
19 May 2017
The period for presenting expressions of interest ends on June 30. The government met with companies in Germany. A seminar took place in Frankfurt yesterday to present the call by the two institutions for local and international companies to participate in the process for selecting the company or companies that will be able to develop […]
Chile: the first country in Latin America in Eureka Network
19 May 2017
Chile is a Latin American Hub for business and innovation partnership. We are ranked 1st in Latin America and the Caribbean region in Innovation and Dynamic Entrepreneurship. Besides, with more than 60 trade agreements with different countries, Chile’s domestic market get transformed to one of over 4,300 million potential consumers around the world, which sets […]
Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications launches term sheets for tender for the Southern Optical Fiber Project
18 May 2017
The deadline for receiving submarine and overland proposals is between July 17 and 31. Yesterday, the Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications (MTT) presented the new term sheets for the tender for the Southern Optical Fiber Project (FOA), a process that will begin shortly. Under the calendar for the tender, bids for the submarine cable must […]
Chile seeks to position itself on radar of Asia: Tempting Chinese investors
17 May 2017
Not only Chinese products but also Chinese services and investment have made their way to a large part of the world. However, in the case of Chile, this road has not been opened with the same ease as in other countries. For this reason, the director of InvestChile, Carlos Álvarez, participated in a seminar about […]
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 […]