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Peru's history outlined in a cool info graphic.

Economic Overview // Peru's economy reflects its varied geography - an arid lowland coastal region, the central high sierra of the Andes, the dense forest of the Amazon, with tropical lands bordering Colombia and Brazil. A wide range of important mineral resources are found in the mountainous and coastal areas, and Peru's coastal waters provide excellent fishing grounds. The Peruvian economy has been growing by an average of 6.4% per year since 2002 with a stable/slightly appreciating exchange rate and low inflation, which in 2013 is expected to be below the upper limit of the Central Bank target range of 1 to 3%. Growth has been in the 6-9% range for the last three years, due partly to a leap in private investment, especially in the extractive sector, which accounts for more than 60% of Peru's total exports...

https://www.countryreports.org/country/Peru/economy.htm

Background on Peru as a country, information, facts, and statistics.

U.S. trade in goods with Peru current and history. View the statistics in charts here.

Peru is a country with tremendous natural resources, especially metals such as gold and copper. It is a land famous for the advances of the Incas, who had one of the most sophisticated cultures the world has known. With a population of 29 million and a location next to one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, Brazil, Peru is a land global organizations need to watch...

LIMA, Peru — As President Obama hobnobs with other heads of state at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit here on Saturday, there will be no disguising how the fierce protectionist rhetoric of his successor has rattled his Peruvian hosts...

This trade agreement was negotiated and signed in 2006, though it did not go into force until 2009.

LIMA, Peru — The first Latin American president to visit Donald Trump at the White House told the U.S. leader Friday he prefers “bridges to walls,” sending him a gentle rebuke of his controversial proposal to build a wall along the border with Mexico...

Peru and the United States first established diplomatic relations in 1826, five years following the proclamation of Peruvian independence in July 1821 under General San Martin. The area that became the Republic of Peru previously had been under Spanish sovereignty. Diplomatic relations have been interrupted due to intermittent territorial disputes with its neighbors, periods of military rule, and coups that have overthrown civilian constitutional government. However, diplomatic ties have never been severed between the two countries...

Peru trade surplus widened to USD 1.023 billion in December of 2016 from USD 0.221 billion in the same period of the previous year. It is the biggest trade surplus since December of 2011. Sales jumped 25 percent to USD 4.31 billion, mainly driven by commodities including copper, gold and zinc (33.1 percent) while imports rose a meager 0.2 percent to USD 3 billion. Considering full 2016, the country recorded a USD 1.76 billion surplus, reversing from a USD 3.2 billion gap in 2015 and above central bank estimates of a USD 0.667 billion surplus. It is the highest annual surplus in four years as exports went up 7.6 percent while imports fell 6.1 percent. Balance of Trade in Peru averaged 74.89 USD Million from 1957 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 1290.20 USD Million in December of 2011 and a record low of -620 USD Million in April of 2015...

Lima, Feb. 24. Promperu Export Director Luis Torres affirmed the United States is Peru's largest trading partner in terms of value-added agro-exports, textiles and garments...

A U.S.-educated former Wall Street banker, the 78-year-old Kuczynski has emerged as an unlikely leader in Latin America, taking a strong stand against Trump’s “America First” agenda...

"On April 12, U.S. Trade Representative Rob Portman and Peruvian Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism Alfredo Ferrero Diez Canseco signed the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). The agreement was concluded on December 7, 2005. On January 6, 2006, President Bush notified the Congress of the United States’ intention to enter into the PTPA. The PTPA is a comprehensive trade agreement that, if ratified, would eliminate tariffs and other barriers in goods and services trade between the two countries. The labor provisions may be among the more controversial of the agreement. It is unknown when PTPA implementing legislation may be introduced in the U.S. Congress. On June 28, 2006, the Peruvian Congress voted to approve the FTA with the United States, with 79 votes in favor of the agreement and 14 votes against it."

A 2007 CRS report covering the expected impact the PTPA would have on the U.S. and Peruvian economies. Also covers previous and current (up to 2007) economic relationships (including the Andean Trade Preference Act), as well as Peru's economic/political situation (again circa 2007), as well as the different issues Congress should consider when looking at PTPA and the different provisions the agreement covers.

2006 CRS report that covers the U.S.- Andean Trade Agreement .

Peru's president-elect Pedro Pablo Kuczynski jokes with reporters that he will sever ties with the United States if Republican Donald Trump wins the presidential election.

Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has been critical of Donald Trump's plans to build a Mexico border wall and during his first formal meeting with the US president, he once again told Trump about it. The first Latin American leader to visit Trump at the White House, Kuczynski said that he preferred "bridges to walls".

U.S. President Donald Trump hosts Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski at the White House on Friday, saying ''Peru has been a fantastic neighbor.'' Rough Cut (no reporter narration).

A number of politicians face accusations of accepting bribes from a Brazilian construction firm. The scandal involves several South American countries. Al Jazeera’s Mariana Sanchez reports from Peru’s capital Lima where thousands were marching in...

President Donald Trump is welcoming Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to the White House. (Feb. 24) AP

Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski says he and U.S. President Donald Trump joked about his age during their meeting at the White House. Rough Cut (no reporter narration)...