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Euromoney Country Risk Ranking for Chile

Euromoney Country Risk Ranking for Chile

The Euromoney site may have its imperfections, and the data used is dated, but I think it can be added to the list of interesting sites that rank Chile (even though Chile is only ranked 27th in the world). The biggest problems I saw in the Chilean data were the ports listing, where it listed obscure and relatively unused ports as “major ports”, instead of San Antonio, Valparaiso, Talcahuano, Puerto Montt, Arica, Iquique, Antofagasta, Caldera and Punta Arenas, with Coquimbo, Chacabuco, Valdivia being relatively minor ports that follow. It also uses 2010 GDP per capita and unemployment info. Both are far better now than when used by the site to rank the country.Overall though, on their map, Chile is still one of the green-colored countries that outranks southern Europe and many other formerly leading places in the world. Moreover, when the new edition of the rankings finally comes out, Chile is sure to be ranked much higher than 27th.
 
On a related note, someone sent me the following chart below showing how Chilean poverty has dropped dramatically and GDP per capita has risen sharply ever since the country has adopted a more liberalized economic policy. The chart is taken from Chilean private social security founder José Piñera (libertarian brother of the current President, and CATO scholar).
 
Although Chile had constant GDP growth since independence in 1810, it has really boomed under the freer market era (post-communism in 1973), while poverty has plummeted to its lowest point in history. Chile is a great country with a great future and that fact makes our sustainable community Freedom Orchard even more attractive. Check it out at www.FreedomOrchard.com.

Be sure to tune in, too, to Dr. Cobin’s radio program: “Red Hot Chile” at noon (ET) on Fridays on the Overseas Radio Network (ORN). You can login at www.overseasradio.com. You can also join the thousands of other people who download the shows each month via the link provided on the ORN website.

     Dr. Cobin’s book, Life in Chile: A Former American’s Guide for Newcomers, is the most comprehensive treatise on Chilean life ever written, designed to help newcomers get settled in Chile. He covers almost ever topic imaginable for immigrants. This knowledge is applied in his valet consulting service (see http://www.chile-consulting.cl), where he guides expatriates through the process of finding a place to live and settle in Chile, helping them glide over the speed bumps that they would otherwise face in getting their visas, setting up businesses, buying real estate, investing in Chilean stocks or gold coins, etc. The cost is $49. If you have problems getting the book through the Overseasradio.com site, since the ORN Store is sometimes closed for maintenance, please use the PayPal info noted below.
     Dr. Cobin’s sequel book, Expatriates to Chile: Topics for Living, adds even further depth on important topics to expatriates who either live in Chile already or who have Chile on the short list of countries where they hope to immigrate. The book deals with crucial issues pertaining to urban and rural real estate transactions, natural disasters, issues pertaining to emigration and its urgency, money and the quality of life, medical care and insurance, business opportunities, social manifestations (including welfare state and divorce policy concerns), Chile in the freedom indices, social maladies (lying, cheating, stealing and murder), as well as discussion of a few places worth visiting and some further comments about Santiago. Note: If the link to buy the book at the Overseasradio.com site does not appear, since the ORN Store is sometimes closed for maintenance, just send US$39 by PayPal to jcobin@policyofliberty.net and send an email or PayPal notice that you have completed your order. A download link will be sent to you directly. 
    The Overseasradio.com website also has Dr. Cobin’s abridged book (56 pages): Chile: A Primer for Expats ($19), or the little book can also be obtained directly by following the aforementioned PayPal steps.

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