Peru mango shipments hit record high at end season - LIMA, PERU - Mando industry in Peru has achieved a successful 2013-14 campaign by shipping 6,100 containers, the Peruvian Mango Exporters’ Association (APEM) has reported. According to APEM’s general manager, Juan Carlos Rivera, the Andean nation has shipped 1,250 more contai... more

Peru's private investment is set to grow by 6.1% - LIMA, PERU - Private investment in Peru is set to grow by 6.1 percent annually between 2014 and 2017, increasing its share of Gross Domestic Product (GPD) to 20 percent by the end of the three-year period. "Peru's private investment rate (as a percent to GDP) would be among t... more

Peru’s GDP growth to post 5.7% in 2014 - LIMA, PERU - The Peruvian economy is set to record a growth rate of 5.7 percent this year, while the forecast improves to 6.4 percent for the period between 2015 and 2017, Peru’s Economy and Finance Ministry (MEF) has reported. Luis Miguel Castilla, MEF’s head, noted these re... more

Peruvian coffee exports to rise by 10% in 2014 - LIMA, PERU - Coffee exports from Peru are set to grow 10 percent to US$ 800 million this year driven by the rising price of coffee in international markets and the production volume recovery, the country's Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry (Mincetur) said Wednesday. Magali S... more

Peru's March GDP likely to have grown by about 6% - LIMA, PERU - Peru's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to have expanded by around 6 percent in March this year, said on Tuesday Luis Miguel Castilla, Peruvian Economy and Finance Minister. The minister stated the Ollanta Humala's administration has managed to maintain g... more

First informative talk on the “Exporting Route Program” - On Thursday, September 12, was the first talk on the Exporting Route PROMPERU, this talk was organized by World Trade Center Lima (Lima WTC) and the Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola (USIL). Export Route, is a program that seeks to strengthen the small and medium enterprises ... more

Peru is the least vulnerable economy in Latin America - The Economist magazine did a study based on four factors to determine the least vulnerable countries in Latin America, including Peru tops the list. Peru is considered less vulnerable economy of the region before any sharp in capital inflows from abroad, along with Chile and ... more

Standard & Poor’s: Raises Peru Rating - The credit rating agency Standard & Poor's raised the rating of Peru in terms of: foreign currency debt, domestic debt (Peru sovereign debt in local currency) as well as the rating of five Peruvian banks. The rating went from "BBB" to "BBB + 'foreign currency ensuring it h... more