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...Read More
“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”]Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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
