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Frog scooter brand to start regional expansion from Chile

InvestChile - July,4,2019

The aim is to cover eight Chilean cities in 2019 with 7,000 scooters and, over the next 24 months, to open in six markets, starting with Argentina, Peru and Uruguay.

Topics: Technology- Logistics

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Chile obtains historically low interest rate on its first green bond

InvestChile - June,28,2019

In the placement of Chile’s first sovereign green bond, international markets showed their confidence in the Chilean economy through a historically low interest rate (3.53%) and strong demand from institutional investors that specialize in green bonds.

Topics: Chilean Economy

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Acciona announces million-dollar investment plan

InvestChile - June,25,2019

The Spanish company, which has had operations in Chile for a decade now, revealed that it will invest US$800 million by 2025.

Topics: Energy

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Entrepreneur gets app for emergencies into Samsung and Google devices

InvestChile - June,17,2019

The 2010 earthquake in Chile was the inspiration for an emergency information system that operates without an Internet connection.

Topics: Startup- R&D

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Huawei announces first regional data center in Chile

InvestChile - June,14,2019

The company indicated that it expects to invest US$100 million in a first stage, but this could eventually increase.

Topics: Technology

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Boom in electric vehicles calls for more  lithium investment

InvestChile - June,12,2019

Some US$9,000 million must be invested in the lithium mining sector to develop the 600,000 tonnes of new capacity required to satisfy demand. 

Topics: Mining

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Ascenty confirms construction of data center in Chile

InvestChile - June,4,2019

The center, with an investment of US$70 million, will be located in Santiago’s Quilicura district. The announcement demonstrates that Chile is positioning itself as Latin America’s leading technological hub.

Topics: Technology

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China Three Gorges confirms interest in expanding business in Chile

InvestChile - June,3,2019

The company already has two projects in the hydroelectricity sector and expects to expand in clean energies.

Topics: Energy

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The benefits of the Southern Optical Fiber project

InvestChile - May,31,2019

The international impact that the project may have, as well as the digital integration of the almost 300,000 inhabitants of Patagonia, includes the great potential of the far south of Chile for research and science.

Topics: Technology

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Wilefko: The poetic brightness of water that generates energy

InvestChile - May,29,2019

Entrepreneurship in Chile: Wilefko, or “Brightness of Water” in Mapudungun, is a Chilean start-up that has invented a motor able to turn the impacts of thousands of waves into a continuous movement in order to generate electricity.

Topics: Energy

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Chile bids to become a digital hub with US$9,1 million investment

InvestChile - May,24,2019

The Chile tech transformation initiative is based around three key pillars: international optical fiber interconnections, the development of local fiber optics and a 5G tender scheduled for early 2020.

Topics: Technology

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DiDi: The Chinese company that will compete with Uber in Chile

InvestChile - May,20,2019

Initially, it will operate outside the Chilean capital Santiago, specifically in the cities of Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Concón, Quilpué and Villa Alemana.

Topics: Technology

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World ranking of smart cities: Santiago leads the region

InvestChile - May,16,2019

According to the study, the Chilean capital had a better evolution and a positive performance on urban planning and the environment.

Topics: Ranking- Chilean Economy

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Protera: The food-tech start-up that sparks interest in Silicon Valley

InvestChile - May,13,2019

Leonardo and Francia started to experiment in the laboratory at university, coming up with an idea for the global food industry. Today, they sell their developments to multinationals around the world and expect to bill US$3 million this year.

Topics: Food Industry

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Mining in Chile: Electromobility for large trucks

InvestChile - April,30,2019

By using the LHD model developed by Komatsu, Chile’s El Teniente mine aims to increase its productivity by between 10% and 20%. 

Topics: Mining

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Sweden’s Alfa Laval invests in second services center in Chile

InvestChile - April,26,2019

The company, with over half a century in Chile, aims to double the weight of Latin America in its total revenues, taking it to 10%.

Topics: Technology

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Google submarine cable reaches Chile to link LatAm and California

InvestChile - April,24,2019

Its arrival marks a new milestone in the country’s technological development. It will serve as an ally for the Google data center in Santiago’s Quilicura district as well as improving ease of connection to services like YouTube and Hangouts. 

Topics: Technology

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Edtech and the educational challenges of the technological revolution

InvestChile - April,15,2019

A study by Endeavor has concluded that educational technology firms have a great opportunity to lead the sector’s transformation and teach the skills of the twenty-first century.

Topics: Talent

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Chilean companies incorporating AI at twice the global rate

InvestChile - April,12,2019

Ways of personalizing the manufacture of products and the need to train employees are acquiring importance, says a report by Accenture.

Topics: Technology

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Renewable energies can satisfy 86% of global demand for electricity

InvestChile - April,11,2019

A study by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) forecasts that, if the correct measures are taken, CO2 emissions could be reduced by almost 30% in a decade and by more than 70% by the middle of the century. The good news for Chile is that, a natural resource, photovoltaic solar technology is key.

Topics: Energy

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