This chapter contains information on hotels, government agencies and other listings, as well as useful tips for visitors on a range of topics such as visa requirements, currency and transportation, among others.
This chapter contains information on hotels, government agencies and other listings, as well as useful tips for visitors on a range of topics such as visa requirements, currency and transportation, among others.
This chapter provides an overview of Peru’s tax regime, covering areas of particular interest to investors such as individual and corporate income tax, international tax transparency, double taxation treaties, VAT regulation, foreign source income and other investor considerations. This chapter contains an interview with Humberto Astete Miranda, Tax Partner, EY Perú.
Although Peru is increasingly focusing resources on education, there is some way to go to catch up to its regional peers. However, there are encouraging signs that the necessary changes are being made, including more public investment via a centralised spending framework, revised regulations, take-up of technology and other innovations. The dynamic private sector looks set to capitalise on...
Since the market entry of new operators in 2014, competition, investment and consumption have risen, boosting the dynamism of the telecommunications sector. These positive trends continued into 2017 as the regulatory framework was strengthened, with a particular focus on driving competition, reducing costs and protecting the interests of consumers. In 2017 Peru’s ICT sector represented 2.6% of...
Peru’s tourism sector is ranked 46th out of 185, in terms of relative importance of travel and tourism’s total contribution to GDP, according to the World Tourism & Travel Council’s “Economic Impact 2018 Peru” report. According to the same report, in 2017 Peru’s travel and tourism sector was directly worth PEN26.5bn ($8.2bn), or 3.8% of GDP, a figure which is forecast to rise by 4.5% in...
Peru’s agriculture sector has enjoyed consecutive annual expansions in recent times, with agricultural GDP growing at an average rate of 3.3% per year between 2000 and 2015 – above the regional average for Latin America, according to a March 2018 report by the World Bank titled “Gaining momentum in Peruvian agriculture: Opportunities to increase productivity and enhance competitiveness”. The...
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