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"Nowadays, something that nobody would have
expected 20 years ago is happening: A country that was affected by communist
guerrillas and huge economic problems, defeated them both and is now on
track to economic development and progress:
- Forecast for Peru's economic growth for 2010 is around 7% , the highest in
Latin America (source IMF). Extremely remarkable during these times of
global crisis.
- Peru GDP grew 1% in 2009, even when most of the world's economies where
not growing in all regions, showing the strength of its economy.
- Peru GDP grew 10% in 2008, one of the highest in the world for that year,
even above China.
- Per capita income growth and poverty decrease have progressed faster in
Peru than in any other country in Latin America during the last years.
Peru is strategically located at the center of the Pacific coast of South
America, next to Brazil acting as its natural door to access the Pacific and
Asian markets.
Given it's privileged location, it's also the major air cargo hub in South
America, central air hub for several air lines serving South America, one of
the major maritime hubs on this part of the Pacific, being its main port, el
Callao in constant growth and modernization and Lima's Jorge Chavez airport
ranked as best airport in South America last year.
It's territory is also crossed by the Pan American highway, being the Trans-Amazonic
highway to be finished by 2011 to connect it with Brazil by land through the
Amazonic jungle, and being also other major transcontinental roads in
process of being constructed with the objective to convert it in the central
point of land communications for the South American continent.
There are major oil and gas pipelines transporting these resources from the
Amazonas jungle to the ports and petrochemical plants on the Pacific.
Peru is 1st world producer of silver, and is among the 5 top producers of
gold, copper and many other minerals.
The country has a wide variety of different climates which allow the
production of an enormous variety of crops all year round.
It has signed free trade agreements with the USA, China, EU, Corea, Singapur;
being conversations with Japan and other countries in progress.
The country acquired investment grade status in 2009 and the amount of
foreign investment in the country will easily be over 100 billion US dollars
during the next few years." |
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