Over the last 10 years the Peruvian economy has shown a significant upward trend, which has been mainly reflected in a sustained year-on-year GDP growth. In 2010, Peru’s GDP increased by 8.8%, with which the Peruvian economy ended a decade long growth with an average of 5.7%. [button open_new_tab=”true” color=”Accent-Color” size=”large” url=”http://www.pwc.com/es_pe/pe/doing-deals/assets/doing-deals-in-peru-2011.pdf” text=”READ THE FULL...Read More
U.S.-PERU relations The United States established diplomatic relations with Peru in 1827 following Peru’s independence from Spain. In the last decade, Peru has seen consistent economic growth, poverty reduction, and broad support for democracy. The country is a key U.S. partner in Latin America, and the two have strong, positive, and cooperative relations. The United...Read More
The Global Competitiveness Report 2012–2013 is being released amid a long period of economic uncertainty. The tentative recovery that seemed to be gaining ground during 2010 and the first half of 2011 has given way to renewed concerns. [button open_new_tab=”true” color=”Accent-Color” size=”large” url=”http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GlobalCompetitivenessReport_2012-13.pdf” text=”READ THE FULL REPORT HERE”]Read More
A continental divide The region is falling in behind two alternative blocks: the market-led Pacific Alliance and the more statist Mercosur. On May 23rd in the Colombian city of Cali the presidents of four Latin American countries—Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru—will sign an agreement removing tariffs on 90% of their merchandise trade. They will also agree...Read More
