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According to the capital city's Chamber of Commerce (CCL), Peru could become a first world country as soon as 2027. However, this will only be achieved if the nation is able to sustain an annual economic growth rate of 6%, estimates the CCL's Institute of Economy and Enterprise Development (IEDEP).
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Credit Suisse investment bank today announced that the reduction of the income gap and the strengthening of institutions in Peru would improve the country's credit rating.
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Anglo-Australian mining group Rio Tinto has said that it rejected a takeover bid by rival firm Glencore in August, because it was "not in the best interests" of its shareholders.
On Monday, speculation of a possible merger had caused shares in Rio Tinto to rise by more than 9% in New York.
The mining giant now has a market capitalisation of nearly �56.3bn compared with Glencore's �44.5bn.
A deal would have created the world's largest publicly listed mining group.
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The Isolux Transmisora Peruana consortium, made up of two subsidiaries of Spanish engineering group Isolux Corsan, has signed a concession agreement for the construction of a $500 million, 220-kilovolt transmission line linking the north-central city of Moyobamba with the remote Amazon city of Iquitos.
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Proud Peruvians already know that the Andean nation is the second largest exporter of avocados worldwide, falling behind Mexico. But how do the national grapes stack up to competition?
According to the Association of Peruvian Guild of Agribusiness (AGAP), grapes from Peru have proven to be wildly popular in China and the demand is growing.
Currently, grapes are the most often exported product from Peru to China, and have recorded a 93% increase over the first half of 2014.
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Peru's marine institute has advised not to open the country's second anchovy fishing season, at least until another survey is carried out next month.
The news is likely to send prices of fishmeal up even further, amid an already tight market.
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This Thursday night, the National Institute of Civil Defense (INDECI) has scheduled a nation-wide earthquake and tsunami drill. With arecent string of earthquakes occurring throughout Peru, the purpose of the event is to prepare the greater population in case of a major natural disaster.
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 Foreign ministers of the two countries focused upon development rather than conflict. Despite a history of conflict, Peru and Ecuador have chosen to move forward and work together to benefit residents of both South American countries. Foreign Ministers Gonzalo Gutierrez (Peru) and Ricardo Pati�o (Ecuador) met October 7 at the Neighborhood Commission Meeting, held in the Ecuadorian capital city Quito.
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 Foreign ministers of the two countries focused upon development rather than conflict. Despite a history of conflict, Peru and Ecuador have chosen to move forward and work together to benefit residents of both South American countries. Foreign Ministers Gonzalo Gutierrez (Peru) and Ricardo Pati�o (Ecuador) met October 7 at the Neighborhood Commission Meeting, held in the Ecuadorian capital city Quito.
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 As the Peruvian executive releases data about looses due to corruption, new cases have surfaced.
The Peruvian Congress ethics commission has accused another congressperson of corruption and recommended he be sanctioned.
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 The caves in northern Peru, where Spanish speleologist Cecilio Lopez Tercero remained injured for 12 days, contain pre-Inca burials of the Chachapoya people, blind fish and cave-dwelling birds endemic to South America, their explorers told Efe.
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 Electronic voting solution was successfully deployed in the Peru 2014 Municipal and Regional Elections thus embracing the trend of digital democratization taking place across Latin America.
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WADING knee-deep into the Amazon river in the middle of deepest, darkest Peru, Jock Zonfrillo was desperate to get his hands on the rare delicacy he was hunting. But even though the local fishermen had promised his gloves would shield him, the massive, writhing electric eel had other ideas. It leapt out of his grasp and zapped Jock with 60 volts, leaving him temporarily paralysed. But the Scottish chef and adventurer says the experience was well worth it because his customers had never tasted an entree like it.
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Peruvian Airlines has become the newest Latin American carrier to join the Sabre travel marketplace, a leading travel e-commerce platform that will help the airline span its reach to global travelers.
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After her sixth Grammy nomination in the Best Folk Album category together with Olga Cerpa and Albita for "Mujeres con cajones"(Women with cajones), Eva Ayllon was told today that one of his musical collaborations was nominated for a Grammy.
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 Two Israelis are missing after their raft overturned on the Apurimac River in Peru. The Foreign Ministry said in a Tuesday statement that eight people were on the raft. The ministry said it was in contact with six of them, who were on their way to Cusco and were expected to get there in a few hours.
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 According to Peru's Interior Minister, Daniel Urresti, 200 foreigners have been deported from Peru in the last three weeks. This comes after the Migration department of Peru decided to speed up expulsion protocols, reducing them from eight months to twenty-four hours.
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