Introduction

Peru, a perfect blend of exoticism and history, combines great natural landscapes with magnificent constructions. These are a legacy of its millenary history which is renewed each day in its rich handcrafts and colorful knits, ancestral dances and varied gastronomy, in addition to an enterprising spirit that will become a legend as well.

Peru also amazes the world with its outstanding economic growth that is the result of Peruvians’ effort and investors in the five continents. Due to the suitable macroeconomic policies and the investments growth in mining, agricultural exports, hydrocarbons, construction and textiles, Peru’s economy has achieved a growth which is expected to remain at a constant average rate of 7% over the next few years.

With 84 out of the 117 life zones in the world, 11 eco regions and 28 different climate types, Peru offers a large number of competitive advantages that makes possible to show a wide range of agricultural products, a variety of fishing resources, a renowned diversity of minerals and more than 10 thousand years of manufacturing tradition.

Over the last few decades, Peru has been acknowledged worldwide as one of the main producers of raw materials. Also, it has led and occupied top positions in exports not only of mining products such as gold, silver and zinc and in the production of fishmeal and fish oil; but also of asparagus, sawed wood, paprika, zinc products, garments, among others.

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Peru’s wealth is not only the result of its wide variety of natural resources, which is the input for the great industry or international agriculture; but it is also the result of a wide range of products from chain-with excellent labor-produce goods and services capable of satisfying the market demands.

The above mentioned, has been possible thanks to the implicit alliance that has been created during the last years between the public and private sectors. Due to this alliance, the efforts have increased in order to place Peru in the international market as a country with competitive advantages, high quality products and a high level of knowledge of each market needs with the aim of developing trade agreements.

Over the past ten years, Peru has quadrupled the exports value, from US$ 6,824 million in 1997 to over US$ 27,500 million in 2007. A large part of this growth is a result of the sale of products and services with greater added value. Thus, the non-traditional product exports has tripled over the past ten years and in 2007 exceeded the amount of US$ 6,292 million.

Peru is becoming one of the most dynamic economies of Latin America because it has registered positive GDP growth rates in the past nine years and since 2002 has shown a rate over 4%.

It has a legal framework aimed at attracting capital and developing investments and serious and responsible macroeconomic management that has been already qualified as an “investment grade country” (Fitch Ratings, April 2008) which allows Peru to become a more interesting venue, thereby making it an investment destination and doing business possible.

Furthermore, it is one of the three countries in Latin America; member of the Asia – Pacific Forum and during 2008, Peru will be in charge of the presidency and will also be the headquarters for the Summit of Heads of State and of the multiple meetings if its representatives.

Besides this, the Peruvian Government is developing an active trade strategy with different countries in the world to eliminate trade obstacles, consolidate the access to goods and services and to attract the private investment.