Tag: Peru

Tuesday, June 14th 2011 - 02:48 UTC
Peru’s Humala interested in joining “political” mechanisms of Mercosur

Peru is interested in regional integration, security, education, combating narcotics but full membership of Mercosur is “distant” said president elect Ollanta Humala during a one day visit to Uruguay, before leaving late Monday for Argentina.
Friday, June 10th 2011 - 03:22 UTC
Brazil promises full cooperation to Peruvian president-elect Humala

Peruvian president-elect Ollanta Humala was received on Thursday with “a wide offer of cooperation in all fields” in Brazil, the first stop in his regional-visits round following his Sunday victory.
Wednesday, June 8th 2011 - 06:29 UTC
Humala’s victory in Peru seen from neighbouring but distant Chile

Sunday marked the end of a drawn out campaign for Peru’s presidency, as centre-left candidate Ollanta Humala claimed a narrow victory over centre-right candidate Keiko Fujimori.
Wednesday, June 8th 2011 - 06:13 UTC
Humala calls US a ‘strategic partner’ and plans to discuss taxes with corporations

Peru's nationalist president-elect Ollanta Humala said on Tuesday he will chart his own course, described the US as a ‘strategic partner’ and promised to discuss with mining companies his plans to tax windfall earnings to pay for social programs.
Tuesday, June 7th 2011 - 22:59 UTC
Brazil, Uruguay, Chile and Peru shoppers, most promising for retail expansion

Brazil, Uruguay, Chile and Peru figure among the short list of top ranked developing countries for global retail expansion. In the 10th annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), elaborated by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney, Brazil jumped to first place from number 5 in last year’s study.
Tuesday, June 7th 2011 - 22:31 UTC
Peru’s economic fundamentals sound and will be respected, says Humala

The Peruvian currency and Lima’s stock market partially recovered on Tuesday from the dramatic Monday collapse when it was confirmed nationalist Ollanta Humala had been elected in a very tight run-off to become the country’s next president.
Monday, May 23rd 2011 - 04:06 UTC
Peruvian president says he’s rather fond of Chavez with whom fights are over

Peruvian outgoing president Alan García said on Sunday that the days of rivalry and fights with his peer Hugo Chavez are over and admitted he’s quite fond of the Venezuelan president whom he considers a man “respectful of institutions and power”.
Sunday, May 22nd 2011 - 22:46 UTC
Argentina and Peru main recipients of Chilean investments in services sector

Argentina and Peru are the top recipients of Chilean overseas investments in the service sector according to report released last week covering a two decade period from 1990 to 2010.
Wednesday, May 4th 2011 - 22:58 UTC
Peru accepts Ecuador maritime borders, much to Chile’s chagrin

Peru recognized maritime borders with Ecuador on Monday employing the same criteria they took Chile to The Hague in 2008 for using.
Tuesday, April 19th 2011 - 21:55 UTC
Falklands’ war book reveals Israel’s arms and equipment support for Argentina

Israel’s role during the 1982 Falkland Islands conflict as a willing supplier of arms, equipment and other materials to Argentina has been revealed in a book titled “Operation Israel: the rearming of Argentina during the dictatorship (1976/1983)” written by Hernan Dobry, with an advance published over the weekend in Buenos Aires daily La Nacion.