CBC Survey: 54% of early-stage investment projects in Chile are led by foreign companies
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WEF: Chile rises in global competitiveness ranking and leads LatAm
Chile, whose macroeconomic stability is highlighted in the World Economic Forum’s report, ranks well ahead of Mexico, Uruguay, Costa Rica and Colombia.
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World Bank: Chile has the best human capital in Latin America
In its new Human Capital Index, the World ank concludes that children born in Chile today will, when grown up, be 67% as productive as they could be if they enjoyed complete education and fu...
Expansion in South America will be the fastest in IKEA’s history
The Swedish giant plans to expand to 12 new markets over the next few years and would arrive to Chile at the end of 2020.
Chile greenlights Latin America’s largest desalination plant
The solar-powered desalination plant will have a maximum capacity of 2,630 litres of water per second, with an initial investment of about $500 million.
Norway’s PatoGen opts for Chile for its international expansion
The company, which develops products and services related to fish health, has announced that it will be opening offices in “key markets” and has chosen Puerto Varas in Chile and Oban in Scot...
Miners around the world turn to green power options
Using renewables is helping the industry cut costs and reduce polluting emissions. It is a concern that is growing among some of the largest consumers of raw materials, some of whom are keen...
Chile begins reduction of airport departure tax
The tax for domestic flights will immediately drop by 20% and, for international flights, be cut from US$30 to US$26.
Large LSST telescope starts to take shape in the north of Chile
Its construction is the most advanced among the South American country’s three new mega observatories and it is expected to start operating in 2020.
The role of copper in energy sources of the future
The renowned speaker on energy issues, Gianni Kovacevic, says Chile has a privileged position regarding future energy sources, due both to its wind and solar potential as well as its copper ...
Chile’s first steps to producing green hydrogen
The country is promoting the creation of projects in four areas: mining transport, storage of hydrogen, green ammonia-based fertilizers and, even, the export of green hydrogen. Chile’s great...