The president Dina Boluarte He finally had the bilateral meeting with his counterpart from the United States, Joe Bidenafter just over a year ago, within the framework of the Summit of Leaders of the Alliance for Economic Prosperity (APEP) meeting, they only had an informal conversation.
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During the meeting, within the framework of the APECthe US president highlighted that Peru is a “valuable and important partner.” Both countries have a Free Trade Agreement which was signed in 2006 and came into force in February 2009.
According to data from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), the United States is the second most important trading partner for Peru. Between January and June, Peruvian exports to said economy totaled US$3,604 million, while imports amounted to US$4,389 million.
Biden also reported that his country will transfer US$65 million to Peru over the next five years for the fight against drug trafficking, including the sending of nine Black Hawk helicopters.
Another agreement that has been reached is for the transportation company Caltrain to deliver 150 cars and locomotives for the Lima metro project, which is still under construction.
Meanwhile, Dina Boluarte He thanked the president for participating in APEC and for sharing in “mutual interest” at the summit.
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PERUVIAN ADVANCE
Since Peru is in the eyes of the world, the director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF)Kristalina Georgieva, stated that the Peruvian economy “has advanced to its best expression.”
In a meeting with the Peruvian president, the IMF representative expressed her congratulations to the country for facing problems such as inflation (an issue that is in charge of the Central Reserve Bank).
“If I’m not mistaken, Peru reached a peak of just over 8%, but has currently managed to reduce it to around 2%. “This is, without a doubt, a significant achievement,” he commented.
At the meeting, President Boluarte assured that her government’s commitment is to guarantee access to basic sanitation, quality hospitals, better educational institutions and more efficient connectivity.
“We not only seek to reduce poverty through social programs, but we aspire to truly transform the lives of Peruvians,” he indicated.
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COMMERCIAL INTEREST
For his part, the Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, assured that there is commercial interest especially related to the Peruvian mining sector.
Likewise, he pointed out that there is interest in increasing investments in South America and in the economies of APEC.
DATA
The United States hopes to deliver a high-power telescope to Peru next year.
Cerro Prieto reported that through its company Qali, they have sent blueberries to Shanghai through the port of Chancay.
The South Korean delegation announced that it will host APEC next year and highlighted the work that Peru did for this summit.
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