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The petrochemical and logistics sectors have been some of the most exposed industries in Latin America and across the world during the past 13 months. Both critical to the region’s economies, they faced substantial headwinds in the early months of the pandemic, such as closed borders and strict measures on industrial operations.
The mining, agriculture and financial services sectors are essential pillars of GDP, and are fundamental to Peru's socio-economic development and exports.
The global oil industry had yet to recover from the price crash of 2014-15 by the time the pandemic hit in early 2020, which meant that upstream operators and service providers were already grappling with cost-related challenges and falling profit margins.