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1. Start here: Chile

Start here if you are new to Chile. This section maps the legal gateways a foreign investor crosses before money moves: the foreign investment framework law, the tax ID and start of activities filing with the SII, the online company registry or a branch of a foreign company, and the headline tax rates now on a legislated downward path, each tied to the official text.

Investor view. Chile pairs equal treatment and free access to the FX market with a legislated corporate tax cut to 23 percent and a new tax stability contract for large projects, a clear signal that the country is competing hard for long term capital.

Start here: the legal gateways every foreign investor crosses in ChileChile gives foreign investors the same legal treatment as locals, the right to remit capital and net profits once taxes are paid, and access to the formal FX market at a freely agreed rate. To operate