How can the impact of the informal economy, which reduces tax revenue and deprives workers of their rights, be minimised?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to President Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso from The Report: Peru 2014
Interviews & Viewpoints | Lord Green, Minister of State for UK Trade and Investment, on Peru’s attractiveness as a trade and investment destination from The Report: Peru 2014
The UK enjoys a strong bilateral trading relationship with Peru, which continues to flourish. This dynamic and robust economy, the fastest growing in South America over the last 10 years (averaging over 6% since 2002), is becoming an exciting key market for British companies to do business in.
In addition to an article on the evolving art scene in Lima, this chapter contains useful tips for first-time travellers to the country, including hotel listings and contact information for various institutions, such as government agencies and foreign missions.
Over the course of the past decade Peru has recorded impressive economic growth, posting rates in excess of 6% from 2010-12. Though the pace of growth is estimated to slow to between 5.2% and 5.4% in 2013, mainly due to external shocks, observers are cautiously optimistic about Peru’s prospects for continued economic development. While the mining and hydrocarbons sectors continue to account for...
Chapter | Country Profile from The Report: Peru 2014
Once known as a country blighted by economic and social upheaval, Peru has now experienced more than two decades of progress. Political and economic reforms implemented in the 1990s and reinforced in the 2000s have resulted in stability and a generally liberalised economy. The fourth-most-populous country in Latin America, Peru enjoys a rich heritage shaped by both Amerindian and Hispanic...
En virtud de una década de sólido desempeño económico y las claras intenciones de la Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE) de aumentar el número de economías emergentes como miembros de la organización, Colombia logró que se diera inicio en términos formales a su proceso de adhesión al foro mediante un evento protagonizado por el presidente Juan Manuel Santos y el Secretario General de la OCDE, José Ángel Gurría.