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Peru's National Plan for Productive Diversification (PNDP) is expected to create additional exports worth US$ 5 billion through 2021, climbing to US$ 18 billion by 2030, the country's Production Ministry (Produce) said Monday. |
A Peruvian road show aimed at attracting foreign investors arrives in Europe for a three-stop tour - beginning with a two-day visit to Madrid followed by Zurich and London.
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Peru and Honduras resumed this week stalled negotiations aimed at reaching a free trade agreement and boosting bilateral trade, the Andean country's Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur) reported on Monday.
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The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, and the Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism, and Agriculture), are leading a trade mission from August 10 to 15 to Colombia and Peru, with a special focus on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The ministers will be accompanied by representatives of 19 organizations from the extractive, defence and security sectors.
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 Bear Creek Mining announced that it intends to commence an arbitration proceeding against Peru pursuant to Article 824 of the Free Trade Agreement between Canada and the Republic of Peru. Commencing the arbitration proceedings against Peru does not preclude Bear Creek from continuing to participate in settlement negotiations with the government of Peru, which Bear Creek intends to do.
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 Russia has invited 18 businesses from Peru to resume exporting fish to the country, in a bid to take up the slack after Russia imposed an import ban on a number of western countries.
According to RIA Novosti, Russia's agricultural watchdog, Rosselkhoznadzor, stated: 'This is a challenging situation for Norwegian seafood exporters.
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 Gains in Pacific Andes Resources Development's Peruvian fishmeal operations helped offset a nearly 20% decline in its frozen fish-division revenue during the nine months through June 28. Accounting for 45.4% of total revenue, turnover from the frozen fish SCM division, fell 19.3% to HK3.1 billion from HK3.9bn on lower sales volume, the company said Monday.
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 The Organization of American States' (OAS) Secretary General, Jose Miguel Insulza, has expressed his sadness upon the passing of the renowned public figure, congressman and former President of the Peruvian Congress, Henry Pease Garcia.
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 The Peruvian Government issued a warning on Friday to all medical services due to a possible risk of imported Ebola cases in the country.
The General Epidemiology Directorate (DGE), attached to the Ministry of Health, recommended all its institutions to take surveillance actions in light of possible Ebola patients arriving from abroad.
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 The Republic of Peru plans to nominate the first woman secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS), said Juan Jimenez, Peru's Permanent Representative to the hemispheric organization.
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 The first Andean Store will open in Washington, D.C. by the end of October this year, as part of Peru's Sierra Exportadora Program efforts to boost Andean products at diplomatic offices around the globe.
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 Argentine ambassador to Peru Dario Alessandro thanked Peru's support of his country's position against holdout hedge fund creditors, which dispute has been referred to the International Court of Justice in the Hague.
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For the third year running, Peru has won the top honor as South America's Leading Culinary Destination at the 2014 World Travel Awards held in Quito, Ecuador.
At the gala ceremoncy carried out at the Centro Cultural Itchimbia in the Ecuadorian capital, the Andean nation was also named as leading cultural destination in the region for its rich and diverse cultural heritage.
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Though Peruvian food is delicious, it is also very meat-based. Those who wish to stick to a vegetarian diet may have some trouble finding suitable meals at first, especially in isolated areas. Furthermore, vegetarianism is still somewhat of a new concept in many parts of the country, and choices may be somewhat limited.
However, there are ways to get around all of this without starving.
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The design of a new visitors' center for Machu Picchu was chosen last week from among four final architectural proposals.
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 Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport has undergone some extensive renovations in recent months as Lima Airport Partners (LAP) has tried to accommodate the increasing international traffic. However, the changes to immigrations and other facilities won't make much of a difference, industry insiders say, if Jorge Chavez doesn't get another landing strip.
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The Peruvian long-distance runner Ines Melchor achieved the gold-medal performance in the women's category of the Palmira Half-Marathon competition in Colombia. The 28-year-old athlete claimed three gold medals in the athletic events of recently-held Ibero-American Championship in Athletics in Sao Paulo, Brazil |
 Shortly after finishing my second year of medical school I have come to Iquitos, Peru. With a population of nearly half a million, it is the world's largest city inaccessible by road. Iquitos is located along the Amazon River, so the only way to get here is by boat or airplane. And cars come at a premium.
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