A dynamic emerging market, Peru has enjoyed a decade of sustained economic growth driven principally by its export-oriented extractive industries, with exports reaching a record $46.3bn in 2011. Even in spite of the global economic crisis, Peru posted positive growth of 0.8% in 2009 and rebounded impressively with 8.8% growth in 2010. The government has begun putting a greater focus on social...
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Chapter | Country Profile from The Report: Peru 2012
This chapter provides an overview of Peru’s geography, government, population, religion and climate, among other characteristics. It also features analyses on recent economic policies, social inequality and relations with China.
The section also includes interviews with President Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso; Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia; and Rafael Roncagliolo, Minister of Foreign...
Los continuos viajes por el mundo del presidente Ollanta Humala, diseñados para construir un Perú con presencia en el ámbito internacional estableciendo nuevas alianzas comerciales, parecen estar dando sus frutos.
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Alessandro Texeira, Brazil’s Deputy Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade from The Report: Peru 2012
There are signs of emerging markets decoupling from developed economies. Will economies such as Brazil’s be more immune to external shocks?
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Milton von Hesse, Executive Director, ProInversión from The Report: Peru 2012
Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Luis Miguel Castilla Rubio, Minister of Economy and Finance from The Report: Peru 2012
What are the incentives for public-private partnerships (PPPs) to tackle the housing and infrastructure deficits in the country?