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Members of the National Accord and other organizations will join the work groups, which will be implemented in order enable Peru's access into the "Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development" (OECD). |
Bolivia aims to build a highway linking it to neighboring Peru to boost exports to the Pacific port of Ilo, part of a drive to modernize the landlocked country's infrastructure, President Evo Morales said.
The Patacamaya-CoroCoro-Hito IV highway will enable exporters from Santa Cruz and Cochabamba to link directly to the road without having to send trucks through La Paz and El Alto, shaving 100km off the current route, Morales informed.
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Peru's Finance Ministry (MEF) was awarded one of the most prestigious international recognitions in the capital market field by the International Financing Review (IFR), the world's leading source of capital markets intelligence and a unit of Thomas Reuters.
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 Peru is the best place in Latin America to invest in mining, according to respondents of BNamericas' Mining Survey 2015. Respondents highlighted Peru's legal stability and clarity; lower energy and labor costs and good labor productivity; exploration potential; and strong government support.
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 Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) approved the new requirements bidders have to comply with for the awarding of the project that seeks to expand gas distribution in Piura, which should be ready by March.
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Peru' Ministry of Education will introduce a bill in the Congress to amend technical and technological education with the aim of linking the education system with the productive sector, said Deputy Minister of Educational Management, Flavio Figallo. |
Peru's Production Minister, Piero Ghezzi, has launched a total of 81 productive innovation activities to be implemented across the country through July 2016 and whose completion will require an investment of at least S/.230 million (about US$75.1 million).
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Peru's agricultural exports amounted to US$5.051 billion in 2014, up 19.4% compared with the figure recorded last year, due to the demand of fruits, vegetables, coffee and the emergence of new markets, informed the country's Association of Exporters (Adex). |
 Peruvian exports to the UAE grew by 700 per cent between 2011 and 2014, with the agricultural sector playing a significant role in driving the export market.
World-leading food producer returns to Gulfood for fourth year running as total exports to UAE grew by 700% between 2011-14; nine top-ranked food sector companies to represent a country with a diverse range of produce.
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Deputy Minister of Policy and Social Assessment from the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion (Midis), Ariela Luna, affirmed the reduction of poverty in Peru has been sustained in the last few years. |
Peru's government aims to declare viable in March a US$470mn project to build six water treatment plants in the polluted lake Titicaca watershed, President Ollanta Humala said.
The project requires the approval of Puno regional government president Juan Luque and local municipalities, Humala said, urging local authorities to speed up work on a technical report.
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Pisco Sour lovers will be able to enjoy Peru's flagship cocktail as part of an original walking tour through the capital city, Lima, on the sidelines of the Pisco Sour Day celebrations. |
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 For the first time Peru participated at Turkey's 'East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition' (EMITT 2015), which took place on January 22 - 25 this year, informed the Foreign Trade and Tourism minister, Magali Silva.
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The Huanchaco water park, located outside the Northern Peruvian city of Trujillo (La Libertad), will welcome the best longboarders in the framework of the first World Surf League (longboard category) to be held from 12 - 14 February 2015.
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 Argentina's Huracan put one foot in the group stages of the Copa Libertadores as they routed Alianza Lima 4-0 in Peru in the first leg of their first phase tie on Tuesday. The Copa Argentina winners got an early goal from Ramon Abila before Romero Gamarra punished a defensive mistake to make it 2-0 eight minutes before half-time.
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Pope Francis has approved the beatification of two Polish Franciscans who were killed in 1991 by Shining Path, Peru's Maoist guerrilla insurgency.
The Franciscans to be beatified are MichaelTomaszek and Zbigniew Strzakowski, alongside Italian priest Alessandro Dordi.
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Cockroaches and rodent droppings found in the kitchens of some Domino's Pizza joints in Peru have caused the company to temporarily shut operations in the country, the chain said.
Domino's troubles began after a customer in Lima complained of an unwanted ingredient - the crisped torso of a roach - among the pepperoni and cheese on the steaming pizza he ordered for delivery last week.
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Peruvian LGBT groups are pushing more and more for recognition in Peru, after civil unions were approved by the Chilean congress last week.
An initiative to debate civil unions in Peru is scheduled for March of this year along with multiple public demonstrations fighting for civil rights for the LGBT community of Peru.
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The National Police of Peru seized almost double the amount of fake dollars in 2014 than in the previous year.
The Research Division of Scams accounted for US$ 9.5 million in false dollars in 2013, and last year seized almost double at US$ 17.8 million in Lima, Peru.
Peru is the largest producer of fake dollars according to the United States.
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