Peruvian exports to Brazil, mainly of metal-mechanical (200%) and non-metallic mining products (279.1%), grew by 55.2% in January 2015, informed Peru's Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Magali Silva. 

The 4th Annual Peruvian Investors Forum, to be held at the Hilton Lima Miraflores on June 16, is to provide Peruvian pension funds, family offices, private banks, insurance funds and sovereign wealth funds with a platform to exchange views with the global asset management industry.

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The head of the Ministry of Production, Piero Ghezzi, said today anchovy fishing will grow this year over 30% in comparison to 2014. 

The United States Ambassador to Peru Brian A. Nichols highlighted the care of water and environment provided by formal mining in Cajamarca, which guarantees the development of local communities. 

The forest sector would add two additional percentage points to the GDP if proper regulation is fulfilled.

Peru hosted the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP20) last December, which led to the creation of 27 environment-related investment projects worth close to US$461 million. 

Whether or not you live in a desert, water is one of the most valuable elements for humanity. However, the World Bank estimates that by 2050, more than 1 billion people will live in cities without enough water. As the population grows, the need for water will increase. Unfortunately, the global water supply is not increasing.

Peru expects to have 20 new sanitary landfills operating by the end of the year, said an official at the country's environmental assessment and control agency, OEFA.

A total of 84 municipalities will be able to deposit solid waste in the new landfills, including Huamanga (in Ayacucho department), Oxapampa (Pasco), Bagua (Amazonas), Pozuzo (Pasco), San Juan Bautista (Loreto) and Chancay (Lima), OEFA deputy supervision director Mauricio Cuadra told state news agency Andina.

Five years ago, Martin Morales quit his job as the head of Disney Music and took on a self-assigned mission: championing the arts, culture and food of Peru. Especially the food.

The 42-year-old opened his first restaurant, Ceviche, in 2012 and a second, Andina, a year later. He's also published an award-winning cookbook that has been translated into 10 languages. 

Hotel industry has benefited the most with the Annual Meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to be held in Lima later this year. 

Translating a text on Shipibo Conibo culture meant a lot more than bookwork for a team of four Chapman students that spent several weeks in the Peruvian Amazon forging memories and learning about the local culture. 

Jefferson Farfan remains in high spirits. He appears to enjoy the hard work, taking part in the sessions with his teammates and hitting the back of the net. "I'm very happy," he said when asked how he felt after returning to training after injury. 

A protest by inhabitants of the southern Peruvian city of Andahuaylas against the regional electric utility on Monday turned into clashes with the National Police, authorities said.

Demonstrators, who had been encouraged since last Thursday to take part in a general strike, struggled against cops sent from the neighboring Ayacucho region to strengthen security, a police spokesman told Efe.