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  • Chile central bank raises GDP growth forecast
    September 5, 2012

    Chile central bank raises GDP growth forecast

    SANTIAGO, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Chile's central bank on Wednesday raised its 2012 forecast for economic growth and cut its projection for inflation, based on the assumption that no short-term changes in the bank's benchmark interest rate of 5 percent would occur.

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  • Chile GDP growth quickens pace in Q2, rates seen held
    August 22, 2012

    Chile GDP growth quickens pace in Q2, rates seen held

    Chile's seasonally adjusted economic growth picked up in the second quarter from the first quarter to 1.7 percent buoyed by domestic demand, the central bank said on Monday, but the bank is still seen keeping interest rates steady in the short term.

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  • Chile' s renewable energy centre (CER) to launch a new funding instrument for renewable energy
    August 21, 2012

    Chile' s renewable energy centre (CER) to launch a new funding instrument for renewable energy

    Executive Director, of CER, María Paz de la Cruz will make an announcement about a new funding instrument for renewables at the Chilean International Renewable Energy Congress taking place in Santiago on the 4-5 September 2012.

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  • Thailand and Chile close in on FTA
    August 20, 2012

    Thailand and Chile close in on FTA

    Chile and Thailand have reached an important steppingstone in efforts to secure a Free Trade Agreement

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  • Annual Gala of 2012
    August 20, 2012

    Annual Gala of 2012

    The North American Chilean Chamber of Commerce would like to extend to you an invitation to join us to celebrate the Annual Gala of 2012 on September 20th at 6:00pm. The event will take place at the New York Athletic Club. Please see attached invitation for further details.

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  • Key to finding life on Mars lies in the deserts of Chile
    August 5, 2012

    Key to finding life on Mars lies in the deserts of Chile

    When NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) lands its rover, Curiosity, on Mars on Monday it will be the latest in a series of missions to the red planet that began more than three decades ago. The MSL mission isn’t a search for life. Curiosity will sniff for chemicals that could be relevant to life, but it won’t be looking for biological organisms as such.

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  • Chile’s Salmon Industry Makes a Comeback.
    May 22, 2012

    Chile’s Salmon Industry Makes a Comeback.

    CHILE - An estimated production of 700,000 tons of salmon is expected for CY2012, a 20 per cent increase of the 600,000 tons produced in CY2011, according to a recent presentation done to future investors by two important salmon producing companies, Multiexport Foods and Australis Seafoods.

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  • Siemens to Supply Turbines for Chile’s Biggest Wind Farm
    May 21, 2012

    Siemens to Supply Turbines for Chile’s Biggest Wind Farm

    Siemens AG (SIE) won an order to supply 115 megawatts of turbines for a project north of Santiago that will be Chile’s largest wind farm when built.

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