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Peru presented the candidacy of former Foreign Affairs Minister Diego Garcia Sayan to the General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), said yesterday the chancellor Gonzalo Guti�rrez . |
The solid business performance and the investors' restored confidence in Peru is expected to translate into higher investments from the private sector in the coming months, Credit Suisse investment banking division said on Thursday.
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After four years of experiencing a relatively uneventful status, Peru�s economy is seeing positive movement as the government has recently expanded fiscal stimulus. With an expansion equivalent to 1.6% of gross domestic product, the stimulus will be the country�s biggest since 2009. The government�s decision was made in consequence of poor performance in metal exports and investment.
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The Peruvian government said on Thursday it hopes to ease local opposition to Canadian miner Bear Creek's stalled Santa Ana silver mine and avoid a costly legal battle with the company.
Energy and Mines Minister Eleodoro Mayorga told Reuters that officials are rapidly building support for the project in indigenous Aymara communities and that Peru hopes to be able to allow the company to eventually restart work.
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Peruvian copper and silver output increased year-on-year in June, while gold and zinc production fell, figures from the country's energy and mining ministry showed.
Copper Peru's copper production was up by 2.49% in June from a year earlier, reaching 126,228 tonnes, mainly on higher volumes from Compa�ia Minera Antapaccay and Southern Peru Copper.
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 This summer, the Peruvian Avocado Commission launched its first multi-faceted marketing program, including a national summer radio campaign, strategically designed to fulfill retailers' needs and drive consumer purchase.
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 While Peru's economy has been on the rise, its education system hasn't. Over the past 10 years, Peru has experienced a boom in its middle class and in the demand for private schools. A quarter of the eight million students in Peru (and roughly half of all students in Lima) attend private schools--and for good reason: Only 17% of studentsattending public schools demonstrate proficiency on the country's standardized test, administered once a year to second-graders. But private schools aren't faring much better, with 21% proficient in math and 47% in literacy.
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As Canada sends experimental drugs to treat Ebola cases in West Africa, Peru's National Institute of Health (INS) has announced that it is has the necessary equipment to detect people with the Ebola virus within 24 hours. |
Earlier this spring, a number of experts suggested that we could see a strong El Ni�o in the fall or winter of 2014, perhaps similar to the monster event in 1997-98 that upended weather patterns across the globe. That might mean record temperatures, floods in some areas, droughts in others - a really big deal. But in the months since, scientists have gotten a surprise: El Ni�o isn't unfolding quite as expected, and many of the bolder predictions from earlier this year have become more cautious. |
 According to Ships Monthly, the Royal Netherlands Navy combat support ship HNLMS Amsterdam which visited Dublin Port in April, has been sold to the Peruvian Navy.
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 Peruvian President Ollanta Humala's approval rating rose to 32%, up eight percentage points from 24% in July, according to a poll released by Datum. That is the highest level since February this year, when his popularity reached 39%.
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Peru was the featured nation at the second annual Pan American Food Festival - event that celebrates the best food and culture of the Western Hemisphere - held in Toronto, Canada.
The 2014 Pan American Food Festival took place at Daniels Spectrum, a vibrant new cultural hub in the heart of downtown Toronto.
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 The distinctive cuisine of Peru, with its citrus-marinated seafood and other flavorful dishes, is reproduced throughout Miami, from casual cevicherias to white-tablecloth restaurants. Peruvian food is so popular here that one Miami Flavors entry would not do it justice. Today, we focus on Peru's sea-based cuisine; we'll highlight its meatier dishes in an upcoming edition.
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The Peruvian Amazon is an incredible experience, and the best way to experience it is along the winding Amazon river. |
Peru's national soccer team climbed up seven spots in the latest FIFA Coca-Cola world rankings released on Thursday, after beating Panama 3-0 in a friendly match last week, it was reported. |
Hunter Doherty Adams- better known as "Patch" Adams visited on Wednesday cancer patients in a Lima-based hospital with the aim to convey a message of optimism and happiness.
The world-renowned doctor and clown mesmerized patients telling them stories of people that despite having the disease learned to be happy with the power of compassion and laughter therapy, which he spreads worldwide through his charitable organization Gesundheit.
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