Chile Mining: Not in Crisis Mode… Yet
Chilean miners’ weakening competitive position has become a primary concern in recent years. Rising costs bound to energy, wages and sinking copper ore grades have hampered the industry’s efforts to…
Chile Mining: Not in Crisis Mode… Yet
Chile launches Substation Tender
The operator of Chile’s northern SING grid is selling bidding rights for the 220kV Crucero Encuentro substation tender as part of an effort to expand the grid’s trunk line capacity. Requiring a…
Chile’s Metro tenders works for lines 3 and 6
Chile’s Metro de Santiago has launched three tenders as part of the construction of the US$2.78bn No. 3 and No. 6 subway lines, according to notices published by Metro in local media.…
Terminating Employees in Chile: Unfair Competition
Companies that enter Chile tend to start up by sending a trusted employee to set up the Chilean company and represent their parent entity. These employees are often granted powers…
Chile Launches 6 Irrigation Study tenders
Chile’s national irrigation commission (CNR) has launched three tenders to develop irrigation solutions for small farmers, in a country ravaged by a five-year drought. Each tender involves improving irrigation through…
Colombia Launches Electricity Transmission Tenders
Colombia’s mining and energy planning unit UPME launched supply, construction and maintenance tenders for three electricity transmission projects. CARIBBEAN COAST REINFORCEMENT PROJECT The 500kV Caribbean coast reinforcement project consists of…
Are you liable for your Subsidiary?
With the growing rate of business between Australia and Latin America, many Australian businesses are choosing to incorporate wholly owned subsidiaries in Latin America. Establishing Latin American subsidiaries allows parent…
Does Chile have a strong system of intellectual property rights?
Does Chile have a strong system of intellectual property rights? We are all aware of the growing importance of protecting intellectual property rights (IPR), not only to abide by international…
Peru – Infrastructure Opportunities
According to an analysis by infrastructure development association AFIN, Peru’s public service infrastructure gap, which includes transportation, communication, energy, water and health, among other things, amounts to an estimated US$87.8…
Expenses and the Chilean Taxation System
Tax Expenses: What types of expenses does Chile’s IRS allow a company to deduct from its financial profit (gross income)? It is common knowledge that companies must only pay taxes…