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:: CORFO |
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The Production Development Corporation, a Chilean state-sponsored body, is in charge of promoting Chile’s domestic industries through different aid programs. |
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:: INNOVA |
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An Innovation Committee belonging to CORFO that seeks to stimulate the competitiveness of the Chilean economy by promoting and facilitating innovation and entrepreneurship within companies and strengthening innovation countrywide. |
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:: Sernatur |
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The National Tourist Board seeks to orientate, consolidate and invigorate tourism in Chile sustainably, by means of action aims, programs and projects benefiting tourists, service providers, local communities and the country as a whole. |
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:: ProChile |
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The Export Promotion Board of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Chile, which develops tasks aimed at projecting and strengthening the country’s commercial policy, is based on four concepts: aiding small and medium-sized businesses in their attempt to globalize; showing how commercial treaties can be exploited to full advantage; publicizing public and private associations and positioning Chile’s image in foreign markets. |
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:: FIA |
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The Foundation for Agrarian Innovation of the Chilean Ministry of Agriculture that fosters innovation in this field aimed at helping to build up modern, competitive, inclusive and diverse farming and forestry industries, inserted in domestic and international markets applying sustainable development processes, creating jobs and foreign currency influx, thus attempting to improve the lifestyles of dwellers in rural areas. |
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:: SAG |
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The Agriculture and Livestock Agency contributes toward the development of production and improving the competitiveness of agricultural, livestock and forestry industries, generating policies covering vegetable and animal health, renewable natural resources and the quality of foodstuffs. |
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:: Central Bank of Chile |
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Among its functions, the Central Bank publishes the country’s macro-economic statistics, fixes exchange rates and gives balance of payments and domestic financial figures. |
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:: The National Customs Service |
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Its website offers information regarding customs procedures, tariffs and commercial statistics, among others. |
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:: Delegation of the European Commission in Chile |
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The diplomatic arm of the European Commission, executive body of the European Union in charge of relations with third party countries, negotiating treaties and cooperation programs, among others. |
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:: Central European Bank |
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An institution in charge of regulating monetary policy in the Euro zone (member States belonging to the Euro), whose main aim is that of maintaining price stability in the area. It publishes statistical information (in English). |
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:: Export Helpdesk |
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A service provided by the European Commission to help countries to develop access to markets within the European Union. It offers, among other services, information on what requirements are needed when importing from the EU and its member States as well as what tariffs are applicable, preferential systems for imports from the EU, regulations regarding origins and statistical data on commerce. |
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:: Eurostat |
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A statistical office of the European Commission providing data on the EU and its trade exchanges with the rest of the world, among others (in English, French and German). |
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:: DG Health and consumer protection of the EC: Food health |
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The European Commission’s portal providing information on trade and importing animal products into the European Union. |
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:: CiPyME |
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The Centre for Research into Public Policies for small and medium-sized businesses is an institution created by the Foundation for Small Businesses and Development, an arm of Banco del Desarrollo, with the participation of CONUPIA. Its mission is to contribute toward investments in modernizing production and handling information on small and medium-sized businesses that enables the results and impact of public policies on such businesses to be evaluated and to propose new tools and policies. |
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:: ITUR |
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The Euro-Chilean Institute for Tourism is aimed at professionalizing the different people and bodies involved in tourism through training activities that develop skills and expertise oriented toward putting experiences into practice based on the transfer of know-how, technologies, management techniques and other devices from Europe to Chile. |
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:: Asexma |
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An association that gathers together exporters and manufacturers offering them aid in handling different activities such as training, business trips, representation before authorities and operating resources from CORFO. |
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:: Finpro |
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An association of Finnish companies oriented toward facilitating the access of small and medium-sized businesses to globalized services (in English and Finnish). |
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