InvestChile is sponsoring this event. Dating back over four decades, the International Air and Space Fair (FIDAE) is Latin America’s oldest and most widely recognized aerospace, defense and security exhibition.

CORFO has chosen six of the twelve proposals presented in the first call for applications to develop green hydrogen production plants in Chile. The goal is to speed up the development of these initiatives, which will be set up in the country’s northern, central and southern zones. They will allow Chile to respond to the challenges of climate change, as well as to promote investment in clean energy, job creation and business startup opportunities...

InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez and the head of the Investment Promotion Division, Salvatore Di Giovanni, traveled to France, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and Spain. The companies TOTAL Eren and JOKR, which recently have announced that they will invest in Chile, were part of the road show. 

Investment roadshow and business opportunities in Europe to promote Chile as a business and investment destination in Latin America. InvestChile Managing Director Andrés Rodríguez Rowe will participate together with the head of the Investment Promotion Division, Salvatore Di Giovanni.

During International Green Hydrogen Day (held on October 8), Chilean Energy Minister Juan Carlos Jobet pointed out that green hydrogen projects have tripled in number since the launch of the national strategy. The number of projects has grown from 20 to more than 60 in varying stages of development.

In the midst of a complex scenario for foreign investment due to COVID-19, InvestChile is celebrating five years in 2021. Chile’s Foreign Investment Promotion Agency was launched in 2016 with the mission of developing a proactive strategy to attract foreign investment to the country.

Expo Hospital is the main event in Chile for the health sector that offers all the solutions to face the challenges of the industry. In its 2019 version, the exhibition had wide public and private institutional support, more than 120 exhibitors participated and received 3,500 professional visitors.

Chile’s green hydrogen development strategy continues to move forward. The Chilean Economic Development Agency (CORFO) announced the names of the ten companies that presented their project proposals to the call for applications to develop green hydrogen production plants in the country. The objective is to speed up the implementation of initiatives to reach carbon neutrality goals and to create jobs and opportunities at the local level.

The quarantine for fully vaccinated international travelers will be lifted if the results of their PCR test performed upon arrival in Chile are negative.

Powerful growth will define the future of Latin America’s e-commerce market: 29% growth in volume between 2020 and 2024 with a projected volume of more than US$580 billion, according to Americas Market Intelligence (AMI) analysis from its 2020-2024 LatAm E-Commerce Datapack.