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The Chilean-Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Culture has been closely monitoring the economic developments in Chile. Several key sectors have shown promising growth and potential, which we believe are noteworthy.

OCDE's Economic Forecast

Adolfo Rodríguez-Vargas, the chief economist for Chile at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), has expressed confidence in Chile's export strength. The OECD has adjusted its projections for the Chilean economy, estimating a 2.4% expansion of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) this year. However, it has also revised its forecasts for 2025 down from 2.5% in May to 2.3%. The changes for this year are due to an upward revision of the expansion of exports and a decrease in imports, while the recomposition of domestic demand would contribute slightly less to activity.

Chile's Third Industry: Aquaculture and Agriculture

The II Symposium "Sciences and Footprints of Agriculture", organized by the Doctorate in Agricultural Sciences of the Catholic University of Chile (UC) with the support of Salmones Antártica, highlighted the potential of creating a third industry in Chile combining aquaculture and agriculture. This initiative is backed by the Technological Program for the Local Production of Nutritional Inputs for Aquaculture (PTEC-INVA), a public-private and academic initiative promoted by the Corporation for the Promotion of Production (Corfo).

Geopolitics, Environmental Regulations, and Mineral Exports

Geopolitics and environmental regulations could potentially impact the exports of minerals from the region. Tanvi Sharma, Senior Research Analyst - Bulk Research, Drewry, highlighted this during the "Shipping Seminar 2024". The market behavior of various commodities relevant to our region, including iron ore and coal, is determined by a complex interplay of causes and effects.

Salmon Exports

ProChile has promising projections for the export of salmon. The Enexpro Sea Products 2024, an initiative that allowed 60 Chilean companies from Coquimbo to Punta Arenas to present themselves, was developed in Puerto Varas.

Corporate Tax Rate Reduction Proposal

The Chilean government's proposal to reduce the corporate tax rate to 25% is a bold strategy to stimulate economic growth and attract foreign direct investment (FDI). However, this measure has also sparked substantial debates about its fiscal, social, and economic impact, necessitating a balanced analysis of the benefits and risks.

Boom in Cherry Exports

There is a significant boom in the export of cherries from Chile to Asia. This surge in demand underlines the potential of Chile's agricultural exports and the opportunities it presents for foreign traders and investors.

• Adolfo Rodríguez-Vargas, economista OCDE: “Las exportaciones van a mantenerse fuertes. El asunto es cuán sólida sea la demanda externa por los minerales que vende Chile” | Diario Financiero (Df.cl)
• Acuicultura más agricultura: La gran oportunidad de crear una tercera industria en Chile - AQUA (Aqua.cl)
• ¿Cómo la geopolítica y las normativas ambientales podrían afectar a las exportaciones de minerales de la región? - MundoMaritimo (Mundomaritimo.cl)
• Las promisorias proyecciones de ProChile para las exportaciones de salmón (Salmonexpert.cl)
• Evaluación de Propuesta de Reducción de la Tasa Impositiva Corporativa al 25% en Chile | Diario El Pulso desde O'Higgins para Chile y el mundo (Diarioelpulso.cl)
• [VIDEO] Boom por las cerezas chilenas: conoce el significado detrás del furor en China por cargamentos (Soychile.cl)

The Indonesian-Chilean Chamber of Commerce and Culture highlights a series of events that have marked the economic, cultural, and natural landscape of both countries in the past week.

Chile has been granted permission to export poultry meat and by-products to Paraguay, as reported by La Tribuna. This is a significant milestone for the Chilean poultry industry, opening a new market and fostering stronger economic ties between the two nations.

Simultaneously, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has raised its growth projection for the Chilean economy to 2.3% in 2024, a half percentage point increase from the 1.8% estimate in November last year. The Paris-based organization attributes this positive adjustment to a recovery of real wages, aided by falling inflation and more flexible financial conditions. The OECD also projects that inflation will continue to decrease and converge to a 3% target by mid-2025.

In the agricultural sector, exports of cherries to China increased by 16% in the 2023-2024 season, reaching a record US$ 2.260 billion, according to data from ProChile's Department of Market Intelligence. This notable increase demonstrates the robustness of Chile's agricultural sector and its ability to navigate the international market successfully.

Meanwhile, in Indonesia, the remote Mount Ruang volcano erupted multiple times, triggering the highest level of alert and the evacuation of thousands of people due to the threat of a tsunami from debris sliding into the sea. This natural event has drawn international attention to Indonesia and its volcanic activity.

The Indonesian-Chilean Chamber of Commerce and Culture continues to monitor these developments closely, recognizing their potential to shape the economic and cultural ties between the two nations.

• Chile obtuvo habilitación para exportar carne y subproductos de aves a Paraguay | La Tribuna (Latribuna.cl)
• OCDE eleva proyección de crecimiento de economía chilena al 2,3% en 2024 (Lanacion.cl)
• VIDEO: La espectacular imagen de rayos volcánicos en la erupción del Monte Ruang en Indonesia (Lanacion.cl)
• OCDE eleva la proyección de crecimiento para Chile al 2,3% en 2024 - Radio Santiago (Eldiariodesantiago.cl)
• Exportaciones de cerezas a China aumentaron 16% en temporada 2023-2024: Alcanzó US$ 2.260 millones - Radio Agricultura (Radioagricultura.cl)
• Exportaciones, cambio climático y alza en los costos. Por Camilo Cornejo Orellana, Ingeniero Agrónomo Académico Ingeniería Comercial Universidad Andrés Bello – G5noticias (G5noticias.cl)