Mexico Reforms: A Changing Landscape
Mexico is undergoing deep and rapid change, emerging as one of the world’s most promising investment destinations. An ambitious program of structural and economic reforms is changing the investment landscape…
Mexico Reforms: A Changing Landscape
Personal Taxation in Chile and Australia
The Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) between Chile and Australia came into force as of January 1st, 2014. Accordingly, employees who wish to provide services in Chile for the employer can now…
Colombia Tender: Expansion of 3 Airports
Colombia’s national infrastructure agency has published the definitive bidding rules for the concession tender of three airports in the southwestern region. According to information on ANI’s website, the project will…
Chile Employment: Hired a Bad Manager?
Companies that enter Chile tend to start up by having a trusted employee set up the Chilean company and represent the parent entity. These employees are often granted powers to…
Chile Employment: Terminating for Unfair Competition
We mentioned in our previous article Chile Employment: Hired a Bad Manager? that there are constitutional rights that heavily protect the employee rights. This makes it very difficult to terminate…
Chile Employment: 3 Practical Tips When Hiring a New Employee
In our experience, when assisting foreign clients who are in the process of hiring employees, certain questions and recurring situations seem to arise which often slow the negotiating and signing…
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…
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…
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…