As host of both a major EU-Latin American summit and the 2008 APEC meetings, Peru has the opportunity to showcase its thriving growth. Rising food prices and the task of finding ways for prosperity to reach rural areas remain as challenges.
In a new article for Poder, COA Vice President Eric Farnsworth examines economic reform in Peru. As the country achieves investment grade, President Alan Garcia seeks to build on the recently approved free-trade agreement with the United States, "ensuring the benefits reach as many people as quickly as possible."
Like the United States, for at least the past decade, half of the graduating attorneys from law schools in Argentina and Peru have been women. However, female attorneys in these countries and across the hemisphere face challenges for career advancement.
Lima's fast response to a devastating earthquake drew high marks. But, in the six months since the disaster left tens of thousands displaced, the road to rebuilding has hit bumps.
Peru expects thousands of visitors in conjunction with hosting the 2008 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit. On February 11 and 12, AS/COA held programs in Washington, DC and New York to discuss Peru's economic growth and outlook, the economic opportunities for business in Peru, and the growing importance of APEC in the world.
Speaking at the 2008 APEC Road Show event in AS/COA New York, Ambassador Juan Carlos Capuñay talks about today's economic relations between Asia-Pacific countries in the age of globalization.
With Peru hosting the annual APEC summit in 2008, growing economic ties between Asia and Latin America get another boost. An AS/COA Asia-Latin America update takes a closer look at prospects for the 2008 APEC Leaders Summit, links between Mexico and South Korea, and the Free Trade Area of the Pacific.
