Peru – South Korea trade pact to come into effect in August

Peru’s free trade deal with South Korea, which was signed in March in Seoul, is scheduled to come into force in August, Foreign Trade Minister Eduardo Ferreyros said. “This agreement opens up an important market of approximately 50 million potential consumers who have a per capita income of more than $17,000 and who could buy [...]

Peru-South Korea launch second round of trade talks, free trade deal in the works

Peru and South Korea initiated a second round of trade talks to sort out differences on touchy topics such as sanitary norms, intellectual property and environmental issues, daily La República reported Monday. The four-day talks, set to last until May 14, 2009, will also tackle telecommunications, financial services, tariffs, and, among other issues, investment. Peru [...]