According to the company’s senior executive in Chile, there are high expectations of the government as regards new development of public works.

Topics: Foreign Investment in Chile- Doing Business in Chile- Infrastructure

Although Chile is the international poster child of investment in photovoltaic solar energy, solar panels are still not widely used in buildings, houses and public places. The government and the private sector are bent on changing this.

Topics: NCRE- Solar energy- photovoltaic solar energy

The food industry has positioned itself as one of the sectors of the Chilean economy that most interests Chinese investors.

Topics: international trade- China- Doing Business in Chile- Food Industry

There is a reason why so many countries are modeling their entrepreneurial ecosystems after Chile’s. With serious investments in technology and innovation, the Chilean government has spurred some amazing opportunities for technology startups to launch and grow in the country.

Topics: Visa Tech- Foreign Investment- Doing Business in Chile

Forecasts for a glut in lithium, a major ingredient in rechargeable batteries for electric vehicles, fail to account for strong demand and how complicated it is to process and mine, industry executives and analysts said.

Topics: international trade- Litio- Mining- lithium

US News & World Report magazine published a ranking of the most attractive countries to invest in 2018 following the four factors that foreing investors consider when investing, according to the World Bank: population, environment, relations and institutional framework.

Topics: Foreign Investment in Chile- Foreign Investment- Chile- FDI- Rankings- Doing Business in Chile

Chile, Mexico and Peru rose in the Fraser Institute ranking, which measures the attractiveness of different jurisdictions for investment in the mining sector. 

Topics: Rankings- Mining

Chileans prefer to create their companies online: 74% of the 118,000 new companies were set up via Internet.

Topics: Articles

According to a study by the Newmark Knight Frank consultancy company, office rentals in Santiago average US$24.32 per square meter.

Topics: Articles- Doing Business in Chile

A recent article on bbc.com identified Chile as one of six countries that “consistently rank highest for their progressive social policies, trust in government and effective justice system”.

Topics: Foreign Investment in Chile- Articles- Quality of life- Doing Business in Chile

The company is engaged in the construction of its first wind project in northern Chile, Punta Sierra (82 MW), as well as a 500-MW line of run-of-the-river hydro projects in central Chile’s Cachapoal Valley.

Topics: Chile- FDI- Pacific Hydro- Clean Energy- success stories

Measured in terms of assets rather than Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Chile is one of the Latin America's wealthiest country according to the World Bank.

Topics: GDP- World Bank- Articles

The preservation of 10.3 million acres pushes Chile forward as one of the most progressive countries in environmental preservation.

Topics: Chile- Environment- Articles

Chile is the top destination for future transactions, with 72 percent of respondents to a Baker McKenzie survey planning to invest in Chile next year, followed by Brazil with 66 percent and Mexico with 61 percent.

Topics: China- Foreign Investment- Chile- FDI- outbound investment

During its first six months this program has granted 118 work visas (63 for international companies’ workers, 24 for national companies, and 31 for startups); and 88% of them were for foreign engineers.

Topics: Visa Tech- Foreign Investment in Chile

Chile is one of the 35 countries in the world where opening a business takes the least time. According to the World Bank’s Doing Business 2018 ranking, setting up a company in Chile is quicker than in, for example, the United States.  

Topics: foreign investor's guide

Chile has become South America’s “talent magnet”. According to official figures, applications for temporary work visas increased by 381% between 2005 and 2016 while, in the case of visas subject to a work contract, the increase reached 206%.

Topics: foreign investor's guide

As of December 2017, Chile had a labor force of some 8,977,000 people. Unemployment is low and 215,000 professionals graduate each year.   

Topics: foreign investor's guide

Persons domiciled or resident in Chile are liable to taxation on income from any source, whether in the country or overseas. 

Topics: foreign investor's guide