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August 12, 2013
This guide for business and investment is a tool for foreign investors, providing key information on the country’s current economic situation and on the principle tax, legal and labor issues and on incorporating businesses in Peru, as well as general information  on how to invest and do business in the country. [button open_new_tab=”true” color=”Accent-Color” size=”large”...
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Moody’s Investors Service has upgraded the Government of Peru foreign- and local-currency long-term bond ratings to Baa2 from Baa3. The outlook remains positive. The upgrade reflects Peru’s reduced susceptibility to political event risk, continuing robust economic growth and sound fiscal performance, sustained improvement of government debt metrics, and lower exposure to foreign currency denominated debt....
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Peru’s dollar bond yields fell to a nine-month low while stocks and the currency gained after Standard & Poor’s raised the country’s foreign debt rating. The yield on the nation’s benchmark 6.55 percent dollar- denominated bond due 2037 fell nine basis points, or 0.09 percentage point, to 4.99 percent at 4:20 p.m. New York time....
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The outlook on Peru’s debt rating was raised to positive from stable by Standard & Poor’s as investment in mining, energy and infrastructure bolsters the Andean nation’s prospects for economic and export growth. Mining investment will sustain expansion even as community protests slow some projects, according to the ratings company, which a year ago raised...
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Fitch Ratings has affirmed the Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) and Country Ceiling for Peru as follows: Foreign currency IDR at ‘BBB’; Local currency IDR at ‘BBB+’; Foreign currency short-term IDR at ‘F2’; Country ceiling at ‘BBB+’. The Rating Outlook is Stable. Peru’s ratings are underpinned by its solid macroeconomic performance, the strength of its economic...
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Peru is open for business, says President Ollanta Humala (VIDEO) Peruvian President Ollanta Humala told AFPTV ahead of a European tour he starts on Tuesday that he hopes to encourage investment in Peru – saying Latin America is full of opportunities for investors who are finding it hard to get a return on their money...
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“Foreign private investment in Peru has hit a record high in the first quarter of this year at more than 3.4 billion dollars,” he said. “The government and Peru are giving clear and positive messages to both foreign and domestic private investors.” [button open_new_tab=”true” color=”Accent-Color” size=”large” url=”http://www.andina.com.pe/ingles/noticia-foreign-private-investment-in-peru-hits-record-34bln-in-h1-429259.aspx” text=”READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE”]
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President Ollanta Humala’s Gana Perú (GP) party holds only a minority position in the 130-seat Congress which has forced him to build a political alliance with the Peru Posible (PP) party to avoid political deadlock. Despite Peru’s impressive economic growth over the past decade, the country still lacks basic infrastructure in most parts of its...
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Peru has established a secure and attractive legal framework for private local and foreign investment with the purpose of obtaining financial and technological resources required to develop vast  natural resources and opportunities in the country. Peruvian legislation includes several guarantees favorable to private sector investment, particularly foreign investment. [button open_new_tab=”true” color=”Accent-Color” size=”large” url=”http://www.deloitte.com/assets/Dcom-Peru/Local%20Assets/Documents/TaxGuide-Doing_Business_2011_english.pdf” text=”READ THE...
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