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Peru's net international reserves amounted to US$ 65.73 billion at January 28, 2014, the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) of Peru has reported.
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 Bolivian President Evo Morales has said he wants to meet with his Peruvian counterpart Ollanta Humala to plan the construction of a mega port on the coast of the southern Peruvian province of Ilo. "I have asked the president of Peru to discuss a mega port project in Ilo. Just imagine, Brazil exports 500 million tons of soybeans to China, sending it around Cape Horn," he said during a press conference on Friday.
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 The International Monetary Fund said Wednesday that Peru is well-prepared to mitigate turbulence in the international economy this year, as uncertainty has increased in a number of emerging markets. The IMF pointed to Peru's strong international reserves, equivalent to about 32 percent of its gross domestic product. The Central Reserve Bank of Peru's reserves have almost doubled from seven years ago, prior to the global financial crisis.
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 Peru's benchmark consumer price index rose 0.32% in January from the previous month, bringing 12-month inflation to a rate slightly more than the Central Reserve Bank of Peru's target, the government said.
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 On December 30, 2013, government officials announced that Newport Mining Corp's Minas Conga will most likely reopen for operations in the first quarter of 2014. Located in Cajamarca region; construction on the mine was halted due to local opposition in 2011.
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 Close to $57 billion of projected mining investment for the year in Peru may not materialize, as continued social unrest triggered by opposition to extractive projects continues to cast a shadow over the country's sector.
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 Peru can start exporting Hass avocado to neighboring Chile as their agricultural health agency has issued a resolution authorizing the proceeding, the National Agricultural Health Service (Senasa) has said.
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 The Peruvian southern Ica region is set to export 80 percent of its table grape production, 85,000 tonnes, this season, Ica's Regional Agricultural Management has announced. "Ica planted about 6,500 hectares of table grapes for export, which produce an average yield of 20 tonnes per hectare. However, not all of it is exportable," said Jose de la Cruz Martinez, Information Director at the institution.
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 The United Nations climate change conference this December in Peru must produce the first draft of a global deal to cut emissions, the country's environment minister has said. Manuel Pulgar-Vidal said significant progress is needed in key areas including climate financing and how to tackle greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation, website Climate Action reported, citing an article by The Guardian.
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Peruvian President Ollanta Humala said his country and Chile should work to deepen bilateral integration now that their long-standing maritime dispute has been settled by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague.
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Several scholars agreed on the need to set catch quotas and seasonal closures coordinated between Peru and Chile, following the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on bilateral maritime boundaries.
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Juan Gonz�lez and Luis Monsalve come from different backgrounds, but have much in common. Gonz�lez, a 40-year-old Peruvian migrant who has lived for the past eight years in Santiago, and Monsalve, a 63-year-old Chilean, agree that border conflicts never benefit ordinary people.
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Getting a VISA to the United States of America or European Union countries remain a difficult task. Many apply for visas, purchase expensive travel packages and get denied. The example of the EU may no longer requiring visas for visitors from Peru and Colombia could come with a US$2 billion reward and an increase of half a million tourists from the Andean nation - and increase of 150%
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Peru's President Ollanta Humala will be on an official visit to Colombia from February 9 to February 12 to participate in the Seventh Summit of the Pacific Alliance, it was reported Sunday.
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The governments of Peru and Chile have agreed to hold their so-called two-plus-two talks on February 6 in Santiago, involving their foreign and defense ministers.
Attending next week's talks on the part of Peru will be Foreign Minister Eda Rivas and Defense Minister Pedro Cateriano, and on the part of Chile will be Foreign Minister Alfredo Moreno and Defense Minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter.
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A delightful collection of pre-Columbian art from the Paracas and Chancay cultures stirred up the interest of the Prince Akishino, and his wife, Princess Kiko of Japan, on the last day of their five-day official visit to Peru.
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This past Saturday, Feb. 1, was National Pisco Sour Day in Per�. Last Monday, on Jan. 27, the International Court of Justice announced its ruling in the Chile-Per� maritime border dispute case, issuing a compromise that has been well-received in Per�. And what better way could there be to celebrate both events than by creating an honorary drink?
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Peru exported its national grape-based spirit, pisco, to a total of 42 international markets in 2013, according to data from the Peruvian Exporters' Association (Adex).
In 2013, the United States was the top export market for Peruvian pisco with US$ 2.8 million in sales, followed by Chile with $1.2 million and Germany with $276.382.
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The owners of El Inka, Kalamazoo's first Peruvian restaurant, said they will open their new venture on Feb. 14.
The restaurant, which the owners believe will be the only Peruvian restaurant in Michigan, is located at 563 N. Drake Road.
It is owned by Hernan Varillas-Guzman, 66, and his wife, Silvia Estacion-Fernandez, 54, of Vicksburg.
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 The Danish model and New York party fixture Helena Christensen on Thursday showed a series of photographs she took on an eight-day trip to Peru at the Bleecker Street Arts Club. The Luxury Collection, a group of hotels for which Ms. Christensen is a "global explorer," sent her to the country, with her mother, who is Peruvian, to take the photos.
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 Helena Christensen, the gorgeous Danish-Peruvian model, has signed on as "global explorer" for The Luxury Collection Hotels and Resorts, an upscale brand of Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Christensen, 45, who started modeling at age 9 and has since rocketed to success posing for Victoria's Secret among others, has traversed the entire globe, both as a model and as a photographer, and traveled through Peru for the brand.
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 Major sports facilities to be used by athletes taking part of the 2019 Pan American Games are expected to be complete before 2016, the Peruvian Olympic Committee (COP) President, Jose Qui�ones, said on Sunday.
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 Sooner or later, aliens will stop probing hillbillies and assemble their interstellar warships for a full-scale invasion of earth. You and I know it... so why don't our governments? Worryingly, our national governments - including those in the U.S., UK, Russia, and even Iran - are foolishly choosing to ignore the imminent alien threat. Only one country stands prepared for the coming battle to save earth. Step forward, Peru.
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