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Santiago accounts for 60% of Equifax's global digital transformation

InvestChile - March,18,2021

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- Servicios globales

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Ideal starts construction of its new distribution center in Quilicura

InvestChile - March,9,2021

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

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Chile’s 2020 exports: These three markets outperformed forecasts

InvestChile - March,5,2021

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

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Chile seeks to double the number of electric vehicles in 2021

InvestChile - March,3,2021

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: Electromobility

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NotCo among the world’s ten most important foodtechs

InvestChile - February,22,2021

The FoodTech500 list, developed by Forward Fooding, evaluates every company that is leveraging technological innovation and ICT to develop efficient, effective and sustainable production in the food industry. 

Topics: Food Industry- Foodtech- Startup

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WOM to invest US$ 500 million in Chile in the next three years

InvestChile - February,18,2021

The amount includes the US$150 million being disbursed by the 7mn-customer company in Chile’s just concluded spectrum tenders.

Topics: Telecoms- US investment

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Michelin to build new-generation tire recycling plant in Antofagasta

InvestChile - February,17,2021

The first stage of the project will cost US$30 million and will be the company’s largest investment in Chile. In the future, the plant could also recycle tires from other countries such as Argentina or Peru.

Topics: Circular economy- Recycling

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President Piñera promulgates the Energy Efficiency Law for Chile

InvestChile - February,12,2021

The new regulation marks a milestone in the country's history to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

Topics: Energy

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The Plastic Evolution seeks global innovation for recycling in Chile

InvestChile - February,10,2021

Startups from anywhere in the world -with solutions that can be implemented in Chile and address one of the challenges- can submit in the call.

Topics: Circular economy- Recycling

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Chile is the LatAm country with the most potential to attract FDI

InvestChile - February,8,2021

In its Global Opportunity Index, the Milken Institute highlights the friendliness of Chilean institutions to foreign investors.

Topics: Foreign Investment- Global services- Ranking

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Green hydrogen could exceed the potential of Chile’s mining industry

InvestChile - February,4,2021

According to President Sebastián Piñera, Chile’s National Strategy for the Promotion of Green Hydrogen will make the country the world’s most efficient producer.

Topics: Renewables- Energy- Green Hydrogen

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Chile to have a National Artificial Intelligence Policy

InvestChile - February,1,2021

Faced with the challenge of the technological revolution, the policy on artificial intelligence in Chile addresses the need to react and act proactively in the face of changes produced by society’s mass use of technologies.

Topics: Innovation- Artificial Intelligence

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Shippify is the next Latin American unicorn

InvestChile - January,28,2021

At the beginning of 2021, the last-mile logistics company, which began life under the Start-Up Chile program, will sign a nine-figure contract with Amazon, enabling it to move into the big leagues.

Topics: StartUp-Chile- Last-mile- Startup

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Tech Investment: EdgeConneX announces Edge Data Center in Chile

InvestChile - January,22,2021

The availability of Oracle FastConnect coincides with the opening of the Edge Data Center, with plans to develop a second facility to meet growing demand for technological infrastructure in Chile and in the region.

Topics: Technology

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Cancer test developed by Chilean start-up to be distributed abroad

InvestChile - January,15,2021

GeneproDX has reached an agreement with Belgium’s Biocartis for the distribution of ThyroidPrint, a test that avoids unnecessary diagnostic surgeries and the permanent use of thyroid hormone supplements.

Topics: Innovation- Science- Biotech

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Chileans bring AI closer to audiovisual production

InvestChile - January,12,2021

With Runway, hyper-realistic audiovisual content can be created, modified and edited automatically, using artificial intelligence algorithms and machine learning.

Topics: Servicios globales- Innovation- Artificial Intelligence

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Entrepreneurship: The new face of Chile’s country image

InvestChile - January,8,2021

NotCo, Algramo, Wheel the World, Karün and Viña Emiliana are among the 12 companies to feature in the “Chile Creating Future” campaign as part of a new strategy to position the country in the eyes of the world and to promote trade and foreign investment to Chile.

Topics: Startup

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Prize for start-up that converts plastic into fuel

InvestChile - January,6,2021

Ariel Crespo, co-founder of EcoFuels, explains how he was able to produce a liquid fuel similar to kerosene that can be used in stoves, industrial boilers and electricity generators.

Topics: Circular economy

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Pandemic accelerates growth of EdTech companies

InvestChile - January,4,2021

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

Topics: Education- EdTech- Coronavirus- Startup

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Oracle announces opening of its first Cloud Region in Chile

InvestChile - December,29,2020
The US company indicated that it selected Chile as a pioneer in the adoption of public cloud services and due to the large increase on customer demand.

Topics: Servicios globales

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