Tuesday, September 29 2015
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International market volatility, which is associated with lower metal prices, is causing Latin America to be viewed with skepticism, but being in the Pacific Alliance will protect us in the short-term, President of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCR) Julio Velarde affirmed.

 
 

Pacific Alliance

 
 
 
 

Peru Fin Min: Pacific Alliance financial integration moves forward

 
 
 
 

Pacific Alliance Presence at NYSE marks new stage in investment promotion

 
 
 
 

Peru uses legislative decrees to harmonize regulatory frameworks with PA countries

 
 
 

Environment

We present a preliminary analysis of current patterns and drivers of deforestation in the Peruvian Amazon. This analysis is largely based on the first 15 articles published on MAAP between April and September 2015, but also incorporates information from other relevant sources.

 
 
 
 

Peru Submits its Climate Action Plan ahead of 2015 Paris Agreement

 
 
 
 

Agroecology in the Andes: Mountain microorganisms (VIDEO)

 
 

Economy & Trade

Peru's Finance Minister Alonso Segura expressed confidence the index provider Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) will maintain the Lima Stock Exchange (BVL) in the Emerging-Market category.

 
 

Mining & Energy

Peru is capable of covering the world’s copper demand in next years, if it continues promoting investments and maintaining its current competitiveness level, former Energy and Mines Minister Jorge Merino affirmed.

 
 
 
 

Mining to lead industrial GDP to grow by nearly 1%

 
 
 
 

State of emergency declared in Las Bambas due to social unrest

 
 

Nature

Spectacular footage of the Ubinas Volcano in south-west Peru erupting on Monday, sending clouds of ash up 4,000 metres into the air. Marco Rivera, a coordinator for local volcano-observation group Ingement, says a body of heat was also observed inside the crater of the active volcano. Authorities have issued an ash alert for towns and communities surrounding the volcano

 
 

Social Inclusion

Despite the unfavorable international economic situation, social programs' effectiveness led to reducing poverty in Peru, the national Chairman of the Roundtable for the Fight against Poverty (MCLCP) Federico Arnillas highlighted.

 
 
 

In your words

 
 
 

Open to the Public  10:00 am - 5:30 pm daily

 
 

Gastronomy

Coya is that kind of restaurant, though: if you want to play the high roller, you’re in luck, but it also triumphs as a perfect venue to bin some of the formalities of dinner. That latter facet is what you suspect will keep patrons coming back, perhaps emboldened with a little of the genuine spirit of Peruvian dining.

 
 
 
 

Stop brown bagging it, and just Pickadeli

 
 

Gastón Garreaud - Opening Oct. 2

Tourism

Peru ranks among the world’s top four economies, such as Brazil, Colombia and Mexico with the most attractions to bring investments into the country aimed at the development of the tourist offer, Sahic 2015 (South American Hotel & Tourism Investment Conference) Chairman Arturo Garcia Rosa expressed.

 
 

 
 

Mincetur presents hotel project portfolio worth US$241 million

 
 
 

 
 

Sarah Jessica Parker and her upcoming trip to Peru in October

 
 

Located in the department of Ucayali, the Yarinacocha Lake is one of the largest in the Amazon, and is surrounded by lush vegetation.

 
 
 
 

Miscellaneous

 
 

 
 

Startup Perú awards PowerMundo dynamic, high impact grant

 
 
 

 
 

Text-to-Speech Software Teaches How to Pronounce Words in Quechua on Social Media

 
 
 

 
 

Lawyers For Kim Davis: Yeah, That Peru Prayer Rally Photo Was Fake After All

 
 
 
 

Peruvians in the US

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