Adex: Recent FTAs to consolidate Peru’s ties with Asia

Peru’s recent conclusion of negotiations for free trade deals with South Korea and Japan has consolidated its ties with Asia, according to the president of Peruvian export association Adex, Juan Varilias. President Alan Garcia signed a Free Trade Agreement with Japan last week during his visit to Asia and on Monday he signed a trade [...]

APEC members expected to echo G20 pledge to stabilize international financial system by pushing for more free trade and less protectionism

Days after the 20 largest economies pledged action to withstand financial turmoil during crisis talks in Washington, world leaders gathered in the Peruvian capital of Lima this week for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit, or APEC, are expected to build on and broaden the G20 strategy. “APEC is the best anti-crisis tool the world has,” [...]

Peru to sign free trade agreements with Canada and Singapore, looks to Asia for more free markets

President Alan García is to confirm Thursday, at the opening of the APEC Trade Ministers Meeting in Arequipa, the signing of free trade agreements (FTA) with Canada and Singapore. Peru concluded its FTA negotiations with Canada during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January, with both countries seeking to diversify their markets in [...]

Peru President Inaugurates EU-Latin America Summit

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Puno’s regional president pushes referendums for more independence from Peru’s central government

Puno’s regional president appears poised for a new round of confrontation with Peru’s central government after his council passed legislation he hopes to use to hold referendums challenging Peru’s free trade agreement with the United States and questioning the Constitution. “The population has the right to express itself on political issues and the economy, for [...]

García promotes objectives to increase relations during China visit

President Alan García laid out 10 objectives to increase relations with China by 2015 during a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wednesday. The meeting came on the second day of García’s visit to the Asian country and follows official meetings in Japan earlier this week. García told President Hu Jintao of China that increasing economic [...]