Start-ups devoted to the incorporation of technology in education have diversified their services and accelerated the digital transformation in Chile.

Topics: Start-Up- education- EdTech- COVID-19

The leading economist and academic, one of the most respected internationally, set out his vision of the post-pandemic economy during InvestChile’s e-seminar.

Topics: COVID-19- e-Seminar- Jeffrey Sachs- New Constitution in Chile

During InvestChile’s e-seminar, Minister Palacios talked in detail about the measures implemented to foster economic reactivation.

Topics: COVID-19- Lucas Palacios- Ministry of Economy- Minister of Economy- Activity´s recovery

The World Economic Forum’s Mexican expert on employment and training, Leticia Gasca, offered her advice during the e-seminar organized by InvestChile.

Topics: WEF- World Economic Forum- COVID-19- e-Seminar- Leticia Gasca- Workplace

People from all around the world will be able to visit Chile, providing they meet certain health criteria. The Health Ministry has announced protocols to control possible Covid-19 infections.

Topics: Tourism- Tourism Infrastructure- Business tourism- Tourism in Chile- COVID-19- Eclipse in Chile

The technology firm has tripled the productivity of the Teledoc company by developing a platform that automates part of its tasks.

Topics: Foreign Investment in Chile- COVID-19- Nissum- Virtual medical attention

Amid the uncertainty of the Covid-19 crisis, the tourism industry anticipates how it will adapt its installations once the emergency passes.

Topics: Tourism in Chile- COVID-19- Fedetur- Achet

Changes in labor and tax legislation as well as FOGAPE credits are some of the topics that have been explained by experts in the webinars, which have also covered investment opportunities.

Topics: InvestChile Talks- InvestChile- Coronavirus- COVID-19- FOGAPE

 

Topics: Foreign Investment in Chile- Acciona- Coronavirus- COVID-19- Foreign companies

 

Topics: Foreign Investment in Chile- Coronavirus- COVID-19- Foreign companies

Health centers in Chile have already provided more than 6,000 remote services. This form of attention has increased in the last month since the Superintendency of Health authorized doctors to attend their patients by videoconference.

Topics: InvestChile- Digital Hub- Coronavirus- COVID-19- telemedicine

The measures are part of the government’s Social Protection Plan and include the creation of a state loan guarantee fund to facilitate SMEs’ access to credit.  

Topics: Chile- Coronavirus- COVID-19- Chilean Government

A report by the OECD describes the short and long-term measures that the institutions are taking to minimize the pandemic’s impact on foreign investment. It highlights the report on the health crisis prepared by InvestChile.

Topics: OCDE- InvestChile- COVID-19- Investment promotion agencies- IPAs

Chilean opticians developed a way of trying on glasses virtually and sales rocketed. Will Bloom’s online sales increased by 600% in March, due to the spread of coronavirus.

Topics: Innovation- Entrepreneurship- App- Coronavirus- COVID-19- Instagram

According to UNCTAD, at least half of the countries have introduced new measures to facilitate or promote investment.

Topics: FDI- Coronavirus- UNCTAD- COVID-19- FDI Flows- Global FDI

Today, in the midst of the crisis caused by the appearance of COVID-19, we have seen how large economies have closed their borders in a bid to combat a pandemic that is claiming victims around the world. However, this has not meant that world trade has stopped, especially when it comes to food.

Topics: Food Industry- opinions- Foods- Coronavirus- COVID-19- Supply chain in Chile

Out of 468 companies surveyed by ACHS, 81.3% have implemented some level of remote work and indicated that they decided to do so in response to the appearance of COVID-19 in Chile.

Topics: Coronavirus- COVID-19- Remote Work- Doing Business From Home

The multinational brewer will donate alcohol in gel form and deploy a campaign to support the restaurant sector; it has also launched a labor market reinsertion program.   

Topics: Food Industry- AB InBev- Coronavirus- COVID-19- Brewer

Chinese technology company Huawei has provided Santiago’s Public Health Emergency Hospital (ex-Central Emergency Hospital) with an artificial intelligence-assisted Covid-19 diagnosis system that it will operate in partnership with Entel.

Topics: Chile- technology- Artificial Intelligence- Huawei- Coronavirus- COVID-19

The pandemic has forced governments to take prevention and mitigation measures that have impacted all the components of foreign direct investment (FDI).

Topics: FDI- Coronavirus- UNCTAD- COVID-19- FDI Flows- Foreign Direct Investment- Global FDI