After two years with no change, Chile has climbed two places in the IMD World Competitiveness Ranking, reaching its highest position since 2019. This improvement was driven by the country’s economic performance, although challenges remain in infrastructure, productivity, and innovation.

Topics: Ranking- Chilean Economy

Backed by SIMEST and supported by InvestChile, the Italian company has connected its first two solar power plants in Chile, and plans to expand its presence with a portfolio of 15 projects, incorporating new technologies to strengthen the country’s energy transition.

Topics: Italian investment- Renewable energy

From functional ingredients to sustainable packaging and innovative aquaculture, Chile offers unique competitive advantages for companies in the global food sector.

Topics: Food Industry- AgTech- Biotech

The new infrastructure investment is specifically intended for the construction of three data centers, which will be located in the province of Santiago.

Topics: Technology- Data Center

The French company officially submitted its H2 Magallanes initiative to the Environmental Impact Assessment System (SEIA). As another new milestone in Chile’s energy transition strategy, the record US$16 billion investment positions the Magallanes Region as a key clean energy production hub.

 

Topics: Green Hydrogen- French investment- Renewable energy

The Spanish company won the public tender to provide official transportation services at Chile’s main airport, in one of its largest investments since initiating operations in the country.

Topics: Global services- Spanish investment- Transport

The project is Chile’s first large-scale stand-alone energy storage system and the largest in Latin America.

Topics: Renewable energy- energy storage

The President of Chile, Gabriel Boric, was present at the Mercado Libre Warehousing and Distribution Center in Chile for the announcement of an investment that will create 900 new jobs.

Topics: Global services- Last-mile- Argentine investment- logistics

What challenges and opportunities face the Chilean electric system today? Distribution needs and incorporating new technology into the system create new areas for business development.

Topics: Energy- Renewable energy

Chile has exceptional conditions for clean energy production. How can this potential be harnessed for a more efficient and sustainable agribusiness sector? In this expert blog, we explore three specific opportunities.

Topics: Food Industry- Energy- Renewables

“Precision agriculture” and the incorporation of advanced technology offer significant investment opportunities in a country like Chile, which exported more than US$23 billion in food in 2024. In this expert blog, we will tell you more.

Topics: Food Industry- Foodtech- AgTech

The Danish firm plans to build between eight and ten new wind farms in Chile this decade, boosting its regional leadership and positioning itself in the transition to green hydrogen.

Topics: Energy- Renewable energy

Chile aims to position itself as a leader in offshore wind energy in Latin America. In this expert blog, we tell you why.

Topics: Renewables- Renewable energy

The Chilean startup SeaWater 21 is looking to revolutionize the food industry and expand its international presence with an innovative drink based on seawater extracted from Lebu. They already export to Paraguay and Uruguay, and this year hope to expand to the Caribbean and Mexico.

Topics: Food Industry- Innovation

Access World, a company with operations in over 30 countries, has completed the acquisition of El Origen to strengthen its expansion in Latin America.

Topics: Italian investment- logistics

Once again, Chile outperformed the region’s other leading economies on the Milken Institute’s 2025 Global Opportunity Index.

Topics: Foreign Investment

Over the past decade, the presence of women in large-scale mining companies has tripled, reaching 21.8% in the first half of 2024, a figure that remained stable in the second half of the year with a total of 11,239 female employees.

Topics: Mining- Women

Through concrete actions and gender parity on its work team, InvestChile promotes the inclusion of women in the workplace and encourages foreign companies operating in Chile to adopt non-sexist labor policies.

Topics: Women- Best practices

The company, based at the Tobalaba Airport, receives aircraft and pilots for training from Argentina, Peru, and Uruguay. It recently had to bring in a new flight simulator due to high demand for its training services.

Topics: Transport