Finance Minister Jorge Quiroz addressed some 800 representatives of the financial community gathered at Chile Day 2026, an event held in New York, where he presented the government's economic agenda.

"We face a steep climb, but together we can make it. The starting point is challenging, but we are already acting. I invite you to look at Chile with new eyes," the minister stated.

During his presentation, he noted that Chile faces the challenge of recovering its growth capacity following a decade marked by factors that dampened economic dynamism and investment: "Problems accumulated gradually, progressively eroding our capacity to grow."

In his remarks, he stressed that "the diagnosis is straightforward: Chile has stalled its growth capacity because it has been taxing growth," and emphasized that the government has clear resolution on reversing that trajectory. "We have made all the decisions necessary to effect that change, without hesitation and with full conviction," he underscored.

As part of that roadmap, the minister indicated that the focus is on restoring conditions that enable the private sector to deploy its investment capacity, innovation, and job creation capabilities. "We will decisively restore creative freedom to the private sector," he affirmed, adding that "government must provide the framework for private initiative to operate with full vigor."

The centerpiece of that change is the National Reconstruction and Economic Development and Social Progress bill, which reduces the corporate tax rate from 27% to 23%, provides greater legal certainty to environmental assessment processes, reactivates the construction sector, and contains public spending.

For the investors present, the minister highlighted one of the most significant elements of the bill: a tax stability guarantee for investments exceeding US$ 50 million, which ensures that the conditions under which investment is made today will be the conditions under which returns are received tomorrow, regardless of political cycles.

The minister also delivered concrete signals of recovery in investment expectations: in the first quarter of 2026, projects valued at US$ 28.5 billion entered environmental assessment—2.3 times the historical average for the same period between 2014 and 2025—reflecting growing confidence that Chile is positioned to attract investment with clear rules of the game.

The minister's agenda in New York also included private meetings with representatives from various economic and financial sectors. On Monday, the tour continues in Toronto, Canada, one of Chile's primary investor nations.