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PIFOR ASESORES LTDA have 17 years Latin American business, international trade and investment experience and have a strong connection with the Chilean business and entrepreneurial community, as well as government and state-owned entities. We offer International Consulting & Trade Promotion services for companies wanting to enter the Chilean market, or for Chilean companies that want to extend their business to foreign markets.

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

Chile's Investment Climate ranked by the World Bank

Chile has been added to the World Bank Enterprise Surveys Database. While in basically all aspects of business, Chile ranks significantly better than its neighbours in the region, the survey identifies pending challenges for Chile's development: increasing its spending on R&D relative to sales and reducing unemployment.

Report: Enterprise Survey on Chile

World Bank Enterprise Surveys measure business perceptions of the investment climate and can be used to analyze the link to job creation and productivity growth.

Monday, May 22, 2006

thinking.....outside the square

P4 Agreement entered into force b/w NZ and Singapore

The Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (P4) entered into force between New Zealand and Singapore on May 1, 2006. Check out the news release published by the NZ Embassy.

Chile and Brunei have yet to ratify the Agreement.

More details regarding tariff reductions and market access into the New Zealand market under the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement can be found at the sites of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade or the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs General Directorate for International Economic Affairs (DIRECON).