Published: October 27, 2008  The French services provider Capgemini is now working in Chile thanks to an agreement to manage Unilever's financial services operations for Latin America. Under the terms of this seven-year agreement, the company will manage all of the financial and accounting processes arising from Unilever's Latin American business from Santiago, including certain tax transactions for the Brazilian unit.
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Published: October 27, 2008  The publication Global Services released its ranking of the Top 50 Emerging Global Outsourcing Cities 2009.
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Published: October 27, 2008  Chile rose two spots in the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Global Competitiveness Report 2009, ranking 28th among the 134 economies assessed and leading the ranking among Latin American countries.
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Published: October 27, 2008  Chile is 40th in the global Doing Business 2009 ranking, published yearly by the World Bank. The country dropped from its 36 spot in 2008 in the absence of major progress or backsliding in reform favorable to business.
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Published: October 27, 2008  Chile was ranked as number 30 out of 52 countries evaluated in the first Financial Development Report issued by the World Economic Forum.
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Published: October 27, 2008  Global foreign direct investment (FDI) soared by 30% in 2007, reaching a record US$ 1.833 billion, according to the "World Investment Report 2008", published by UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development).
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Published: October 27, 2008  The "Capital Flows in Latin America 2008" interviewed 140 company managers responsible for investment strategies in seven Latin American countries about which countries they were targeting to invest in the short and medium term.
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Published: October 27, 2008  The specialized magazine The Banker, published by the British Financial Times newspaper, spared no praise in its latest edition regarding Chile's economic performance, referring to Chile as Latin America's best financial center and including it among the world's most competitive centers.
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3rd International Meeting on Non Conventional Renewable Energy:Published: October 15, 2008  For four years, the Chilean Economic Development Agency has promoted innovation that favors diversification of energy sources, supporting more than 120 NCRE investment projects.
The Meeting is the most important NCRE event in Chile and the region, gathering every year hundreds of international investors, consulting companies, equipment providers and sector specialists.
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Published: October 06, 2008  A sizable number of international call centers have made Chile their center of operations in the past two years due to the country's stability, economic growth, modern infrastructure and high quality human resources, all of which have resulted in its quick positioning as an investment platform.
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