A study conducted in 2017 by the Ministry of Production (Ministerio de la Producción, PRODUCE) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology found that Peru allocated 0.2% of GDP to innovation, which equates to one-tenth of the amount Chile invested. Comparatively, Colombia invested around 0.8% of GDP to innovation, Argentina 0.6% and Mexico 0.5...
In 2017 Peru’s ICT sector represented 2.6% of GDP, according to industry consulting firm Ovum. Political instability and an unfavourable regulatory environment are the main factors affecting the country’s competitiveness in terms of ICT adoption, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). Furthermore, there is plenty of room for improvement...
Blockchain – the distributed ledger technology that underlies cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin – appears set to transform a wide variety of industries and perhaps fundamentally change the way of business is conducted across the global economy.
To what extent did the floods caused by the El Niño weather pattern in the first quarter of 2017 affect the health care sector?
After two decades of stable economic development, Peru increasingly finds itself in a position to focus more resources on education. This is a welcome opportunity, as the country has some way to go to catch up to its regional peers in terms of educational access and outcomes. There are encouraging signs that the necessary changes are under way...
With hotel investments expected to reach $1.1bn between 2017 and 2021, how can Peru develop its attractiveness as a MICE destination?
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