"Foreign companies see Chile as a safe destination to undertake new projects and expand existing operations," said InvestChile Director Karla Flores.

InvestChile, the Chilean Investment Promotion Agency, welcomed the results of the latest ECLAC report.

"We secured investments totaling US $12,296 million for Chile last year, which created over 5,300 jobs, an increase of 32% over 2021. This reaffirms foreign investors' confidence in Chile," said Karla Flores, the Agency Director.

According to InvestChile's analysis, this is 36% higher than the five-year average of US$12.617 billion and 23% higher than the average for the 2003-2022 historic series (US$13.921 billion).

The guide has been prepared by the South American country's Foreign Investment Promotion Agency. It contains the main guidelines to promote this area of the financial industry.

Beatriz Herrera and Vanessa Séverin were selected as investment attachés for Washington, D.C. (USA), and Berlin (Germany), respectively.

The President made this statement at the event that brings together more than 100 representatives of companies from 28 countries with investment projects worth US $4 billion.

The agency has published an e-book with a step-by-step operating guide that details the benefits for international companies of setting up in the Southern Cone country.

Karla Flores is an economist and holds a master's degree in Applied Macroeconomics from the Universidad Católica de Chile. She is the first woman to hold the position of InvestChile's managing director since its foundation in 2016.

The Chilean Central Bank has released a revised version of its preliminary figures, showing that FDI increased 66% compared to the first half of 2020 to reach US $13.7 billion. This is an all-time high for the January-June period and is 98% above the historic average (US $7 billion). 

Mining in Chile not only offers opportunities for ore extraction but also for businesses involved its production chain, because many goods and services are required for it to function effectively.

Multinationals like Engie, Wayra, Bimbo and Accenture are among the companies that have taken advantage of the development of this industry in Chile.

Multinational corporations like Microsoft, Google, Huawei, AWS and Oracle have chosen Chile as the location for their technological infrastructure.

Chile led the Global Opportunity Index 2021, published by the Milken Institute, which identified it as the region's most attractive country for foreign investment.

Chile led the Global Opportunity Index 2021, published by the Milken Institute, which identified it as the region's most attractive country for foreign investment.

In the case of the country of origin of the foreign investment supported by the Agency, the United States returned to the top place, with projects for US $4,487 million, which represented an increase of 61% in 2019.

In the case of the country of origin of the foreign investment supported by the Agency, the United States returned to the top place, with projects for US $4,487 million, which represented an increase of 61% in 2019.

The Minister of Mining, Baldo Prokurica, headed the Chilean delegation to this year's PDAC trade show where he launched a book with details of 40 mining investment projects in Chile

The director of InvestChile, Cristián Rodríguez, indicated that the figures are in line with the results of the agency's portfolio of projects in 2019 when it grew by 31% to US$18,448 million.