Tag: Peru

• Friday, May 21st 2010 - 02:48 UTC

  Peru en route to become the world’s fifth gold producer

  

  Peru’s Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) said this week that the country would rank among the world’s top 5 gold producers before 2015 thanks to the production potential and increased investment in the sector.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 21:51 UTC

  Peruvian economy rebounds and expands 8.76% in first quarter

  

  The Peruvian economy expanded 8.76% in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same period a year ago, the highest rate in the last 17 months, according to the head of the country’s Statistics Office, Renán Quispe.

• Tuesday, May 18th 2010 - 18:00 UTC

  Chile and Peru leaders move to improve “rocky” bilateral relations

  

  Chilean President Sebastian Piñera and Peruvian President Alan Garcia Perez met Sunday in the lead up to the European Union, Latin American, and Caribbean Summit in Madrid. The meeting represented a big step forward in improving the current rocky relations between Chile and Peru.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 23:59 UTC

  Chile Denies “Arms Race”; Praises Homologation Process with Argentina

  

  Chilean Foreign Affairs Minister Alfredo Moreno Charme said he does not see an “arms race” in the continent and suggested following the Argentine–Chilean experience of “homologating military expenditure”.

• Friday, May 7th 2010 - 00:40 UTC

  IMF Chief to visit Latin America, “Region Brimming with Energy and Promise”

  

  IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn will travel to Brazil and Peru from May 25-28 to meet with government leaders, leading figures from the private sector, and with students and academics as part of efforts to engage more closely with stakeholders in the region.

• Tuesday, May 4th 2010 - 04:26 UTC

  Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Peru Coordinate Mine Clearance Activities

  

  Defence officials from Bolivia, Chile, Peru and Argentina will be participating in a high level meeting to coordinate efforts for the elimination of anti-personnel mines which still remain in border fields of the four countries involved.

• Saturday, May 1st 2010 - 01:23 UTC

  Peru to Question Chile’s “Arms Build-Up” in the EU/Latam Madrid Summit

  

  The Peruvian government’s claim that Chile is undergoing a tremendous arms build-up has once again come to the forefront of Latin American international relations.

• Thursday, April 29th 2010 - 18:59 UTC

  Fish Meal Price Rockets Because of Chilean Earthquake Damage to Plants

  

  The earthquake in Chile earlier this year destroyed Chilean processing plants tightening world supply of fishmeal and causing world market prices to hit an all-time high. Chile is the world’s second biggest exporter of fishmeal, second only to Peru.

• Saturday, April 24th 2010 - 01:12 UTC

  Peru and Chile Will Lead Latam Expansion in 2011 with 6% Growth Each

  

  Latest forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) predict Chile and Peru will lead Latin America’s growth in 2011 with an expansion of 6% each. The IMF released its World Economic Outlook Report on Wednesday, upping Chile’s projected growth from 4 to 4.7%.

• Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 03:17 UTC

  Forced by pickets Peru suspends 90 days controversial mining project

  

  Protesters in the southern Peruvian province of Islay ended their six-day general strike after the government agreed to temporarily suspend a controversial mining project.