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General Information About Chile
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Chile:
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ci.html
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Part of the CIA World Factbook, this web site provide good background information about Argentina, including geography, government, economy, people, and so on.
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Chilean Newspapers:
http://latinvestor.americaeconomia.com/HomeENG.asp
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Links to Chile’s top five newspapers (in Spanish only).
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Country Watch:
www.countrywatch.com
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A good source of basic information including key data, news highlights and brief descriptions of the nations people, history and industries such as agriculture, energy, metals and the environment. Also included a link to the Santiago Times in English.
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U.S. State Department:
www.state.gov
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A great source for political and economic affairs information, including Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts, Online U.S. Embassies/Consulates, Foreign Per Diem rates, Background Notes (basic country overviews), Travel Warnings and more.
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Doing Business in Chile
Contacts in the U.S.
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Association of American Chambers of Commerce in Latin
America:
www.aaccla.org/
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This chamber organization provides current news headlines from Chile, discussions of trade issues and agreements, publications, related links to U.S. and Chilean sites, and more.
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Chilean Embassy in Washington D.C.:
www.chile-usa.org
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The embassy’s site offers sections on Chilean politics, culture, economics, news, and a great set of links.
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Country Briefings::
www.economist.com/countries/
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Country profiles, forecasts, statistics, market updates, currency, news, and more from
The Economist
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Country Commercial Guide::
www.buyusainfo.net/adsearch.cfm?search_type=int&loadnav=no
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One of the best places to start for U.S. Companies wanting to expand into other markets, this guide is divided into easy to use sections that provide a wealth of data on all aspects of exporting to Chile.
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Ernst & Young Passport Online:
www.ey.com/global/gcr.nsf/EYPassport/EYPassport_Home
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This site offers online searching by country, industry or language by selecting Advanced Search.
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Foreign Agricultural Service:
www.fas.usda.gov
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This USDA service works to improve foreign market access for U.S. food and agricultural products. In addition to more than 700 market research reports, this exporter assistance programs, import and export data, trade leads, overseas offices, news releases and export guides.
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International Trade Administration:
www.ita.doc.gov
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A good starting point. Follow the Trade Information Center link or basic trade and industry information.
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Latin Focus: Chile:
www.latin-focus.com/latinfocus/countries/chile/chile.htm |
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A great source for Chile’s economic information, such as market information, monetary sector, statistics, news and media sources, government web pages, and more.
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Contacts in Chile
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American Chamber of Commerce in Chile:
www.amchamchile.cl/
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The chamber strives to promote free trade and investment between Chile and the U.S., providing economic information, publications, news, membership information and various programs.
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Chilean Trade Commission:
www.chileinfo.com/index/cgi
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The Commission's web site, ProChile, provides a database of companies in Chile as well as up-to-date information for international business people seeking opportunities in trade and investment. There are links to information on exporting to Chile, trade shows and events and biweekly economic reports..
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U.S. Embassy in Chile:
www.usembassy.cl/
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The U.S. Embassy web site offers information on U.S.-Chilean News, commerce and trade assistance, useful links, and cultural information.
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Company Directories
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Chile’s Business Directory:
www.chilnet.cl/
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This searchable directory of over 62,000 Chilean companies and business organizations includes agriculture, computers, construction, import, health, government, etc.
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SOFOFA - Directory of Chilean Industry:
www.sofofa.cl
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This site is primarily in Spanish but going to "English Version," then "Reports and Publications" takes you to a Chilean Directory of Industry. You can search this with English terms but will need to know enough Spanish to read the basic company information.
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Statistics
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Central Bank of Chile:
http://www.bcentral.cl/
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Contains economic data, monetary policy reports, information
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National Institute of Statistics, Chile:
www.ine.cl/
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The Statistical agency of the Chilean government. In
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La Guia Nueva - Internet Resources for Latin America:
http://lib.nmsu.edu/subject/bord/laguia/
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This extensive site has links to relevant databases, organizations, news sources, publications, and Spanish language search engines.
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LANIC: Latin American Network Information Center:
www.lanic.utexas.edu
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An award-winning web site, LANIC has over 12,000 links to resources from or about Latin America.
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The Minnesota Trade Office (MTO) and the Department of Employment and Economic Development do not regularly review the content of these linked sites and do not endorse or accept responsibility for information presented in these sites. This is not a comprehensive list of web sites, but ones that the MTO finds useful. Corrections can be e-mailed to
mto@state.mn.us
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