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Välkommen!
Chile Platform for attractive Business
Osvaldo Marinao C. ProChile Curauma. March 23,
2007
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Chile Macroeconomic Indicators
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Snapshot of the Chilean Economy

• GDP Growth rate 4,2
• Per capita GDP (PPP, 2006) US12.737 Inflation
  rate 2006 3,4
• Interest rate 5,09
• Exports 2006 US 58.995 mill.
• Average Growth Rate 5.7
• Direct Foreign Investment US4.815 millions
• Risk Position (Moodys) Aa3
• Unemployment rate 6.6

Sources 2002 National Census, National Institute
for Statistics, Direcon, Central Bank of Chile,
Foreign Investment Committee
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GDP Evolution 1990-2006(f)
Source Banco Central de Chile
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Inflation Rate ( Annual)
Source Banco Central de Chile
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Average annual rate 5.7(1986-2005)
Fuente Banco Central
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Unemployment Rate()
Source Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE)
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Chile Chilean Business Environment
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Other Indicators (2006)

• Social Indicators
• Population 16 mill aprox.
• Life expectancy 76,7 years
• Alphabetisation Rate 96,0
• International rankings
• Business environment ranking
• Growth Competitiveness Ranking
• Risk Ranking
• Corruption Perception Index

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Growth Competitiveness Ranking of the Global
Competitiveness Report (Selected Economies)
Source World Economic Forum, 2005
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Business environment ranking (Best place in the
world to conduct business over the next five
years, selected economies)
Source Economist Intelligence Unit, 2004 - 2008
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Risk Ranking (July 2005)
Fuente Economist Intelligence Unit
100 Maximum risk
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Corruption Perception Index
CPI Table
Source Transparency International
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Chile International Trade Evolution
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Comercial Policy

• Intense open process to international trade,
  foreign investment, and international standards.
• Active participation in WTO.
• Unilateral reduction of tariffs up to 6
• Trade Agreements Network

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PROCHILEs Mission

• Promote Chilean exports
• Increase the value and number of exported
  products and services.
• Rise the number of export companies.
• Diversify the destiny markets.

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International Trade in Chile 1996-2005
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Traditional and not traditional exports
(1985-2005)
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Not Traditional Exports (XNT)
Fuente ProChile
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Exporting diversification
Fuente ProChile
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Chile Trade Agreements
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Contents of Complementary and Free Trade
Agreements

• Markets Access
• Tariff Tax relief.
• Foreign Investment Rules
• Rules of Origin
• Public Procurement
• Dispute Settlement

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• Ongoing Negotiations
• Nicaragua
• Guatemala

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Free Trade AgreementCANADA
Fuente ProChile
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Free Trade Agreement MEXICO
Fuente ProChile
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Association Agreement EUROPEAN UNION
Fuente ProChile
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Free Trade Agreement EE.UU.
Fuente ProChile
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Summary
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Suitable Combination of Policies

• Political Stability
• Modernization of the State
• Economic Freedom
• Social Cohesion

Positive business environment
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Chiles Strengths

• Non discriminatory treatment of local and foreign
  investors
• Reasonable level of business costs
• Lack of restrictions on the employment of foreign
  labor
• country's high level of international integration

Source Institute for Management Development (IMD)
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Tack! Thank you!
Osvaldo Marinao omarina_at_prochile.cl www.chileinf
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