Bilateral trade with China grows by 43% to reach $10.5 billion in 2010

 In the first year of Peru’s free trade agreement with China, bilateral trade rose by 43.6%, with Peruvian exports worth $5.4 billion and a total of $5.1 billion in imports from China. According to Eduardo Ferreyros, minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Peruvian exports to China increased by 33% in 2010 and are expected to [...]

Turkey looking to increase ties with Peru, sign FTA

Turkey’s ambassador to Peru, Namik Güner Erpul, announced Friday that his country is seeking a free trade agreement with Peru, as well as other bilateral agreements, state news agency Andina reported. Güner Erpul said Turkey is interested in improving ties with Peru, adding that they could be an entry point for Peru into markets in [...]

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’s García urges Ecuador and Bolivia to hop aboard EU free trade talks or risk missing the train

President Alan García set speedy passage of a free trade pact and overcoming a quarrel within the Andean bloc about the rhythm of negotiations with Europe on Thursday as he inaugurated the EU-Latin American summit. “It is necessary to accelerate the signing of a free trade agreement between the Andean Community of Nations and the [...]

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 [...]

Policeman charged for shotgun murder of campesino protesters during February farmers strike

A local prosecutor in Ayacucho has filed murder charges against a police officer for the deaths of two farmers gunned down during a national farmworker’s strike last February. The criminal charges represent an embarrassing blow to Interior Minister Luis Alva Castro, who was hauled before Congress. He issued a blanket denial to avoid a vote [...]

Radio Programas: Farmers strike suspended after two days of violent protests leave 4 four dead

A top farm federation leader called on his followers late Tuesday to end a violent two-day national strike that claimed the lives of four people, disrupted highway transit and prompted the government to declare a state of emergency, suspending constitutional rights in seven provinces, Radio Programas reported.

Peruvian agriculture unions begin national protest

Peruvian farmers blockaded highways with large rocks and burning tires today as part of a national strike over the government´s agriculture policy.