To see today's date, please enable JavaScript. The country has a highly diversified export portfolio. Exports are equally split between Europe, the US, Asia and Latin America.
Chile is the most economically, politically and financially secure market in Latin America.
Chile's pension fund is an international model and the nation enjoys savings and growth rates that parallel the East Asian Tigers. As a result, Chile is consistently mentioned as one of the world's top investment sites. The hope was to complete negotiations on Chilean accession by late 1995 or early 1996. Talks finally broke down in early 1996. While the US remained mired in election year politics, Canada and Mexico pushed forward.