Coca-Cola to invest $1.3 billion in Chile till 2016November 16, 2012 - 19:32 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Coca-Cola Co. said it plans to invest $1.3 billion in Chile from 2012 to 2016, including $200 million on a new bottling plant in Renca, Chile that officially opened Thursday, Nov 14, MarketWatch reports. With operations in Chile, Argentina, Brazil and most recently Paraguay, Coca-Cola bottler Embotelladora Andina SA ranks seventh among Coca-Cola's bottlers world-wide after closing a merger with Chilean soft-drinks producer and distributor Embotelladoras Coca-Cola Polar SA. The new Coca-Cola Andina plant covers 243,000 square meters and houses 10 production lines, which can be expanded to 12. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Armenian Foreign Minister regrets “tragic loss” of Iranian counterpart The Armenian Foreign Ministry has expressed shock over the death of the Iranian President and the Minister of Foreign Affairs. Armenian PM sends condolences to Iran Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan sent a message of condolence to the Supreme Leader Seyyed Ali Khamenei. Armenia, Turkey discuss restoration of historic bridge The meeting took place on May 17 in Ashgabat on the sidelines of an international conference of ministers of culture. |