Chilean scientists have discovered that an alpaca antibody blocks the Brazilian, British and South African variants of COVID-19. This is the same team of researchers that identified and produced neutralizing agents against SARS-CoV-2 from alpacas last year.

Topics: Coronavirus- Talent- R&D

Corfo has launched a round of US$50 million in financing to leverage Green Hydrogen projects among both domestic and foreign companies.

Topics: Energy

In 2011, the technology company opened a small office in Santiago, Chile, motivated by the potential of a country of early adopters. Today, not only has it multiplied its services for companies and individuals but it has also invested in critical infrastructure for digital transformation throughout Latin America. 

Topics: Technology

The Ministry of Finance has issued approximately USD14.4 billion in thematic bonds since 2019, of which approximately USD7.7 billion are green bonds, USD5.2 billion are social bonds, and USD1.5 billion in sustainable bonds. 

Topics: Energy

The Peruvian company plans to have eighty stores in Chile within the next five years.

Topics: Retail

A report prepared by the Universidad del Desarrollo’s Studies Center in Economics and Business in collaboration with nine binational chambers of commerce reveals that confidence has moved from neutral to optimistic.

Topics: Foreign Investment

Representatives from the two countries are developing a program of actions to exchange knowledge and promote strategies in this field.

Topics: Energy

Lader Energy has just inaugurated the first plant in San Fernando, Chile, which will produce 10,000 liters of water per month using the AWA Solar system, and it intends to open up a second plant in Medellín, Colombia later this year.

Topics: Food Industry

The gym, beauty and laundry services franchise company has some 2,500 stores in 40 countries, including Chile, which has become one of its largest markets with 50 sales outlets.

Topics: Foreign Investment

ProChile has a budget of around US$270,000 for projects in areas such as assessment, training and international positioning.

Topics: International trade

Los Bronces is the most important mine in the copper business operated by Anglo American. The new facilities, located in the company's offices in Santiago, will become the brain of the operation, where the integration of all digitization and remote control technology projects will take place. 

Topics: Technology- Mining

So far some 200,000 tests have been given in Chile and abroad in companies in different fields.

Topics: Coronavirus- R&D

Highway projects over the next five years entail some US$11 billion in investment, while other notable projects include hospitals, airports, cablecars, trams, and re-tenders for groups of jails.

Topics: Infrastructure- Public Tender

According to a study conducted by EY and FinteChile, 60% of survey respondents saw their clientbase grow and 71% are seeing an increase in sales.

Topics: Foreign Investment- Technology- Instituciones Financieras- Financial Institutions

The country benefited from its extensive public health system, with clinics in even some of the remotest areas.

Topics: Coronavirus- R&D

Oracle Chile CEO Soledad Matos says that this trend “will definitely promote economic recovery.”

Topics: Technology

SDC Santiago has outperformed the multinational´s software development centers in Dublin and Atlanta, where products are created and marketed in the 24 countries in which the company operates.

Topics: Foreign Investment

The project is part of the US$55 million that its parent company, Bimbo, will invest in Chile over the next two years.

Topics: Food Industry

Sales to Switzerland were driven by precious metals, while Dubai stood out for potassium nitrates, and manufactured goods were key in Paraguay. Although China took the lead again, these markets followed it in terms of growth.

Topics: International trade

As a result of the public-private agreement, 607 electric vehicles were sold in Chile during 2020, bringing the total to almost 1,800 vehicles.

Topics: Energy