{"id":5686,"date":"2006-04-10T16:30:23","date_gmt":"2006-04-10T19:30:23","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2015-01-30T12:18:35","modified_gmt":"2015-01-30T15:18:35","slug":"why-chile","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/amchamchile.cl\/en\/noticia\/why-chile\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Chile ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Why Chile?<\/p>\n<p>Your best partner<\/p>\n<p>Chile&#8217;s attractive and dynamic business environment is the result of a policy-driven strategy that has focused on building sound macroeconomic fundamentals and strong institutions, promoting competition and international integration, and creating a fairer society in which all citizens benefit from economic development.<\/p>\n<p>Some reasons:<\/p>\n<div align=\"justify\">\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"txtnegro10snsangria\">Chile is the most competitive country                     in Latin America, according to the 2004-2005 Global Competitiveness                     Report, released by the World Economic Forum. The yearly figures                     released by the Geneva-based Economic World Forum show that Chile                     is ranked the 22nd most competitive country in the world, a rise                     of six places from last year. The index -which was first released                     in 1979 and evaluates the potential for sustained economic growth                     of 102 economies and ranks them accordingly- was led by Finland               (1st), the US (2nd), Sweden (3rd) and Taiwan (4th).<\/span><\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>     Its Standard                   and Poor&rsquo;s rating is the highest                     in Latin America. Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s Ratings Services                     raised long-term foreign currency sovereign credit rating on                     the Republic of Chile to &lsquo;A&rsquo; from &lsquo;A-&rsquo; and                     confirmed its &lsquo;A-1&rsquo; short-term foreign currency sovereign                     credit rating. At the same time, Standard &amp; Poor&rsquo;s                     also affirmed its &lsquo;AA&rsquo; longterm local currency sovereign                     credit and senior unsecured debt ratings and its `A-1+&rsquo; short-term                     local currency sovereign credit rating on the republic. The                     outlook on the long-term ratings is stable.     <\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>     Free                   Trade Agreement with the U.S. and with more than 30 countries<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>     Social                   Security Agreement with U.S.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>     Chile                   has the freest economy in Latin America and the Caribbean,                   according to the                         2005 Index of Economic Freedom, published                       jointly by the US-based Heritage Foundation and The Wall                   Street Journal. Chile ranked 11th among 155 countries, as compared                   to                       the 13th place it took in 2004. .<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>     Chile is now                   Latin America&rsquo;s                       most competitive economy, ranking 19th worldwide, according                       to a study by the                 Swiss-based Institute for Management Development (IMD).<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>     Additionally,                       because Chile has had such successful growth over the last                       15 years, other Latin American countries     are trying to copy its economic environment. As such, operating                           in Chile may provide good experience for operating                   in the rest of Latin America in the future.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>     Many                   multinationals use Chile as their springboard for entering                   Latin America (for                         example: Altec, BHP Billiton                       (Shared business center), Citigroup (software development                   center), Delta (call center), General Electric, IBM (on demand                   solution                       Center), International Paper, James Hardie, and many others.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>     A.T.                   Kearney&#8217;s 2004 Offshore Location Attractiveness Index ranked                   Chile as 9th                         out of the 25 best destinations in                       the world. And the Economist Intelligence Unit ranked Chile                   among the top 15 countries for offshoring in 2005.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>     Greatest                   supply of skilled labor in Latin America according to The World                   Economic                       Forum.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>     Labor                   relations (in the private sector) are the most conducive to                   competitiveness                         in Latin America according to the                       Global Competitiveness Report.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>     According                   to the Digital Access Index of the International Telecommunications                         Union 2004-2005, Chile has the most advanced                       information infrastructure in Latin America.     <\/li>\n<li>     Extremely                   low levels of corruption<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<li>     According to                   the World Bank&rsquo;s &ldquo;Doing Business                     in 2005&rdquo;, it takes 203 days of paperwork to open a                     company in Haiti, 152 in Brazil, 116 days in Venezuela, 77                     in Costa Rica,                     58 days in Mexico, 32 days in Argentina and 27 days in Chile.                     By comparison, it takes five in the United States.     <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; According to the World Bank&rsquo;s &ldquo;Doing Business in 2005&rdquo;, it takes 203 days of paperwork to open a company in Haiti, 152 in Brazil, 116 days in Venezuela, 77 in Costa Rica, 58 days in Mexico, 32 days in Argentina and 27 days in Chile. By comparison, it takes five in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>As you can see, Chile is your best partner.<\/p>\n<p>Related Links:<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Department of State<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Investment Committee (Chile)<\/p>\n<p>Source: Research Department, AmCham<br \/>Mayo 2005<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Chile? 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