The Leaders’ Summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) will have an economic impact for Peru.
In an interview for the Official Gazette El Peruano, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), Desilú León, assured that the international visibility generated by the summit and the positive perception of Peru as a safe destination to invest, will contribute to attract more foreign investments.
“It is a great opportunity to boost trade operations with APEC member economies,” he said.
For this year, they expect that trade between Peru and the other member economies will exceed 80,000 million dollars, which would imply a growth of 5.89%, considering that these operations in 2023 totaled 75,548 million dollars.
Tourism will be one of the most benefited sectors: “So far this year, with the 240 preparatory meetings that were held, we already have a record of 7,400 visitors who came to our country for issues related to APEC. We hope that at At the end of Leaders’ Week, we will have some 15,000 additional visitors promoted solely by this type of meeting, thereby consolidating Peru as a destination for event tourism. The arrival of some 20,000 journalists is also expected to cover this meeting. leaders.”
According to him, there are two specific topics during APEC: “The signing of the optimization protocol of the Peru-China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the signing of the trade agreement with Hong Kong. In both cases it will favor the development of new businesses by favoring the growth of our exports and improving projections”.
“Our country is well seen on an international scale to visit or invest, and that is something that we must ensure. The idea is that our country continues to be observed as a safe destination to invest, with legal stability and economic growth,” he noted, to add that everything contributes to the flow of tourists, which is the reason they come to our country, to increase in a sustained manner.
Minister Desilú León stressed that Peru is a stable, resilient economy with a firm willingness to receive tourists from all over the world.
FACT
The APEC Forum is made up of 21 economies: Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, China, South Korea, United States, Philippines, Hong Kong – China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru , Russia, Singapore, Thailand, Chinese Taipei and Vietnam.
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