The opening months of 2018 were a trying time, with strikes by potato growers from nine regions protesting the falling price of the crop and demanding support through the purchase of surplus volume by the government. Indeed, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (Ministerio de Agricultura y Riego, MINAGRI), the prices of...
For a country of Peru’s size, measuring 1.2m sq km, the national railway system remains rather limited. As of 2017 the total network comprised 1939.7 km of track, which has expanded approximately 40 km in the past decade. Railways have shown a particular deficit at both the urban and provincial level; however, 2017 and 2018 have seen momentum...
The aviation sector is experiencing rapid growth worldwide, propelled by booming tourism industries, lower air fares and the push for greater connectivity in an increasingly globalised economy. Middle-class expansion has also spurred growth in air travel, as more people are able to afford flights for holidays or business-related travel....
The transport sector remains a vital aspect of Peru’s economic success, growing by 2.30% in 2016, and by an average of 2.26% in the first eight months of 2017, according to the National Institute of Statistics. This expansion was driven by a 3.05% increase in airport transit, a 4.26% growth in railway transport, as well as respective increases...
What are the principal contributing components behind Peru’s successful efforts to boost its international connectivity?
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