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July 2016
Minister Céspedes esteemed high technology development in Chile
22 July 2016
The development of innovative products and the promotion of the technology industry were the main topics of a meeting between the Minister of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Luis Felipe Céspedes, the director of InvestChile, Carlos Álvarez, and representatives of Synopsys Inc., a leading US developer of specialist software for the design of complex integrated […]
InvestChile director meets with JETRO official representative
15 July 2016
The director of InvestChile, Carlos Álvarez Voullième, met with Yasuhiro Nakayama, the representative in Chile of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), an institution which seeks to tighten bilateral trade relations. During the meeting, the authorities discussed the opportunities that Chile offers in the main economic sectors and agreed to work together in future activities […]
Minister Céspedes and the director of InvestChile meet with German businesspeople
12 July 2016
The Minister of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Luis Felipe Céspedes, emphasized the importance of Chile as an investment destination at a meeting with a delegation of German businesspeople this morning. Company executives from sectors such as Energy and Mining, who are accompanying the German president Joachim Gauck on his official visit to Chile, also had the opportunity […]
June 2016
President Bachelet appoints new Director of InvestChile
20 June 2016
The Ministry of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism has announced that Her Excellency President Michelle Bachelet has appointed Carlos Álvarez Voullième as Director of the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency. Álvarez was one of the names put forward for the post by the Civil Service through its Selection Board System. He was previously President of the Council of the […]
InvestChile presents business opportunities to potential Chinese investors
09 June 2016
The meeting, organized by SOFOFA, was attended by the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency’s head of Investment Attraction. A delegation of over 20 businesspeople and authorities from China’s Hunan Province met this morning at the offices of Chile’s Manufacturers’ Association (SOFOFA). The meeting was attended by Pedro Reus, SOFOFA’s international manager, and addressed by Long Yin, […]
President Bachelet heads international launch of InvestChile
01 June 2016
“This visit represents an opportunity to strengthen our collaboration and I would like to invite all companies to invest in Chile. We have prosperous opportunities in sectors that, just to mention a few, include mining, energy, infrastructure, tourism and the food industry,” said President Bachelet in Paris. President Michelle Bachelet headed the official international launch […]
May 2016
Government presents InvestChile, its new foreign investment promotion agency
24 May 2016
President Bachelet received from the Economy Minister the foreign investment promotion and attraction strategy to be implemented by the new agency which will play an active role in seeking overseas capital, giving priority to the development of strategic sectors. This morning, the Minister of Economy, Economic Development and Tourism, Luis Felipe Céspedes, presented InvestChile, the country’s new foreign […]
Foreign Investment Promotion Agency presents investment opportunities during European tour
19 May 2016
The Agency’s director, Vicente Mira, traveled to Denmark, Sweden and the United Kingdom, joining President Bachelet’s state visit to Stockholm and taking part in Chile Day in London. In the framework of President Michelle Bachelet’s state visit to Sweden and the Chile Day event in the United Kingdom, the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (APIE) carried out a […]
South Korean Foreign Investment Ombudsman describes his country’s FDI promotion experience
04 May 2016
At a meeting organized by the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and attended by South Korea’s ambassador to Chile, Yu Ji-Eun, and the IDB’s representative in Chile, Koldo Echebarría, South Korea’s Ombudsman for Foreign Investment, Doctor Jeffrey Kim, talked about his country’s experience in promoting foreign direct investment (FDI). Kim spoke […]
Head of London’s Financial District meets Economy Minister during visit to Chile
02 May 2016
The Lord Mayor of London, Jeffrey Mountevans, led a business delegation that visited Chile between April 27 and 30 in a bid to tighten ties between the United Kingdom and Chile. During his visit, the Lord Mayor, whose post positions him as the UK’s ambassador for financial services, met with Chile’s Economy Minister, Luis Felipe […]