CORFO
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The Production Development Corporation (CORFO, from ) is a Chilean governmental organization that was founded in 1939 by President Pedro Aguirre Cerda to promote economic growth in Chile.
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- Type
- Government
- Founded
- 1939
- Location
- Santiago, Chile
- Also known as
- CORFO
- Status
- Active
GRID grid.510381.e · ISNI 0000 0001 2207 0753
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The Production Development Corporation (CORFO, from ) is a Chilean governmental organization that was founded in 1939 by President Pedro Aguirre Cerda to promote economic growth in Chile.
Originally, CORFO was responsible for the creation of basic industries during the Presidential Republic Era, namely oil, power, steel, sugar, transportation among many others (see Economy of Chile).
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Chilean peso
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economic growth
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War of the Pacific
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economic competition
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Great Recession
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1997 Asian financial crisis
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hacienda
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Pedro Aguirre Cerda
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Long Depression
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2019–2021 Chilean protests
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economy of Chile
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United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
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COVID-19 pandemic in Chile
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Chilean wine
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