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Economy | 7 November, 2009 [ 23:15 ]
September trade had a surplus of US$ 566 millions
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
In September, the trade balance registered a US$566 millions surplus. Total exports amount was US$ 2,408 millions, an 3.9% increase compared to the previous month, reported the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).
The Central Reserve Bank explained that the increase in the trade balance is a consequence of the 4.5% increase in prices.
Meanwhile, imports total were US$ 1,842 millions, a 6.1% increase from August. The purchase of consumer goods were US$ 368 millions; supplies totalized US$ 942 millions and capital goods US$ 522 millions.
In September, terms of trade increased 3.7% from August, and 25.2 compared to December 2008.
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Isabel Guerra
In September, the trade balance registered a US$566 millions surplus. Total exports amount was US$ 2,408 millions, an 3.9% increase compared to the previous month, reported the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). The Central Reserve Bank explained that the increase in the trade balance is a consequence of the 4.5% increase in prices.
Meanwhile, imports total were US$ 1,842 millions, a 6.1% increase from August. The purchase of consumer goods were US$ 368 millions; supplies totalized US$ 942 millions and capital goods US$ 522 millions.
In September, terms of trade increased 3.7% from August, and 25.2 compared to December 2008.
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Business | 6 November, 2009 [ 16:02 ]
Microsoft Peru will invest US $500,000 in its expansion
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Isabel Guerra
Tech company Microsoft Peru reported that it will invest US $500,000 dollars in the implementation of a comprehensive marketing strategy that will allow the decentralization of its operations, and to double the amount of business in provinces during the first year.
"Today we have a plan for investment in provinces, totally focused in expanding our business. This project is a long term one, "said Regions Development Manager of Microsoft Peru, Rony Goldenstein.
He explained that the goal is to promote the growth of a business ecosystem of partners in the regions, generating development for the sector of local information technology.
Microsoft does not sell directly their solutions but also develops a sales channels or local business partners.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
Isabel Guerra
Tech company Microsoft Peru reported that it will invest US $500,000 dollars in the implementation of a comprehensive marketing strategy that will allow the decentralization of its operations, and to double the amount of business in provinces during the first year. "Today we have a plan for investment in provinces, totally focused in expanding our business. This project is a long term one, "said Regions Development Manager of Microsoft Peru, Rony Goldenstein.
He explained that the goal is to promote the growth of a business ecosystem of partners in the regions, generating development for the sector of local information technology.
Microsoft does not sell directly their solutions but also develops a sales channels or local business partners.
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Travel and Tourism | 6 November, 2009 [ 15:00 ]
Prom-Peru to promote Southern Peru tourist destinations in Chilean fair
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Isabel Guerra
The Commission of Peru for Exports and Tourism (Prom-Peru) will promote Peru as a touristic destination at the Traditional Fair of Integration - Arica, to be held next November 27 to 29 in Arica, Chile.
The main goal is to promote south zone of our countryas a cultural and gastronomic destination.
The organism that stimulates tourism in Peru will promote especially the south zone of our country, as a cultural, urban and gastronomic product.
This event will also have a space for Peruvian artistic expressions like music and dance, to be performed by different groups of the Municipality of Tacna and the Regional Directorate of the National Institute of Culture (INC).
In 2008 the Traditional Fair of Tacna was held, and it had the participation of more than 70 little Peruvian bussinessmen, as well as 30 Chilean craftsmen.
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Isabel Guerra
The Commission of Peru for Exports and Tourism (Prom-Peru) will promote Peru as a touristic destination at the Traditional Fair of Integration - Arica, to be held next November 27 to 29 in Arica, Chile. The main goal is to promote south zone of our countryas a cultural and gastronomic destination.
The organism that stimulates tourism in Peru will promote especially the south zone of our country, as a cultural, urban and gastronomic product.
This event will also have a space for Peruvian artistic expressions like music and dance, to be performed by different groups of the Municipality of Tacna and the Regional Directorate of the National Institute of Culture (INC).
In 2008 the Traditional Fair of Tacna was held, and it had the participation of more than 70 little Peruvian bussinessmen, as well as 30 Chilean craftsmen.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
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Food | 6 November, 2009 [ 13:38 ]
US gastronomic website praises Peru's food
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Isabel Guerra
Jennifer Iannolo, Director of the US based web Culinary Media Network, New York, said she “surrendered” to the Peruvian flavors.
The New Yorker journalist argues that in the days when he was in Peru, found out that our culture “is deeply in love with their food,” and also saw “a strong emotional connection with the kitchen and the table."
Iannolo, who admits she will need time to assimilate her experiences in Peru, says that “this really changes your life."
Iannolo highlights Peru's "national treasures": ceviche and pisco sour, and praises the flavor of the meat of guinea pig, "especially if it is toasted and crispy.”
The journalist notes that Peruvians spend its scarce economic resources in high-quality ingredients to ensure that the quality of their food, which is so important in their lives, remains intact. She also praises the good service provided by restaurants, from the humblest to the fanciest.
"Eating in Peru is enjoying its food and hospitality at a level rarely seen in America," says Iannolo.
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Isabel Guerra
Jennifer Iannolo, Director of the US based web Culinary Media Network, New York, said she “surrendered” to the Peruvian flavors. The New Yorker journalist argues that in the days when he was in Peru, found out that our culture “is deeply in love with their food,” and also saw “a strong emotional connection with the kitchen and the table."
Iannolo, who admits she will need time to assimilate her experiences in Peru, says that “this really changes your life."
Iannolo highlights Peru's "national treasures": ceviche and pisco sour, and praises the flavor of the meat of guinea pig, "especially if it is toasted and crispy.”
The journalist notes that Peruvians spend its scarce economic resources in high-quality ingredients to ensure that the quality of their food, which is so important in their lives, remains intact. She also praises the good service provided by restaurants, from the humblest to the fanciest.
"Eating in Peru is enjoying its food and hospitality at a level rarely seen in America," says Iannolo.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
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Mining/Energy | 6 November, 2009 [ 12:57 ]
Peru: More natural gas found in Camisea
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Isabel Guerra
Peruvian President Alan García, announced that another natural gas reserve has been found in the Peruvian jungle, and said that adding this to the existing reserves in three blocks in the Amazon, "Peru will secure natural gas until 2050."
"We can say that a large amount of gas has been found in block 58, in the area of Urubamba, Cusco,” he told the press.
He said that experts have informed they have found at least 58 trillion cubic feet (28,000 million cubic meters).
"We can say we have made a great leap in energy security and the productive capacity of our country until beyond 2050," he said.
He remarked that if these estimates are confirmed, Peru will have secured the gas reserves for the next 40 years for home use, vehicles, mining, petrochemical and even exports.
Camisea, located in the Amazonian basin in Cusco, is the largest gas field in Peru.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
Isabel Guerra
Peruvian President Alan García, announced that another natural gas reserve has been found in the Peruvian jungle, and said that adding this to the existing reserves in three blocks in the Amazon, "Peru will secure natural gas until 2050." "We can say that a large amount of gas has been found in block 58, in the area of Urubamba, Cusco,” he told the press.
He said that experts have informed they have found at least 58 trillion cubic feet (28,000 million cubic meters).
"We can say we have made a great leap in energy security and the productive capacity of our country until beyond 2050," he said.
He remarked that if these estimates are confirmed, Peru will have secured the gas reserves for the next 40 years for home use, vehicles, mining, petrochemical and even exports.
Camisea, located in the Amazonian basin in Cusco, is the largest gas field in Peru.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
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Law and Order | 6 November, 2009 [ 12:18 ]
Peru will sign The Hague Apostille Convention
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Good news for all Peruvian expats: Congress unanimously approved Peru's signing of The Hague Apostille Convention, which will significantly reduce the time, the money spent, and the paperwork needed to legalize documents at Peru's Foreign Relations Ministry's offices.
This international treaty will make it easier to legalize public documents for their use in Peru and abroad as well, eliminating two steps: consular authentication and legalization at Foreign Relations Ministry.
“Under this international treaty (The Hague Apostille), which has been signed by some 90 countries, the paperwork for public documents to be used in another country will be faster, recognizing its authenticity by means of an “apostille” (or seal) put onto the document that will certify it in any of the countries who have signed this treaty,” said congresswoman Gabriela Perez del Solar.
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Isabel Guerra
Good news for all Peruvian expats: Congress unanimously approved Peru's signing of The Hague Apostille Convention, which will significantly reduce the time, the money spent, and the paperwork needed to legalize documents at Peru's Foreign Relations Ministry's offices. This international treaty will make it easier to legalize public documents for their use in Peru and abroad as well, eliminating two steps: consular authentication and legalization at Foreign Relations Ministry.
“Under this international treaty (The Hague Apostille), which has been signed by some 90 countries, the paperwork for public documents to be used in another country will be faster, recognizing its authenticity by means of an “apostille” (or seal) put onto the document that will certify it in any of the countries who have signed this treaty,” said congresswoman Gabriela Perez del Solar.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
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Business | 6 November, 2009 [ 11:40 ]
Banco Paris may enter Peru in 2010
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
The Head of Peru's Bank, Insurance and Fund Administrators (SBS), Felipe Tam, reported that the Chilean company Cencosud, owner of Wong Supermarkets, may be operating in the Peruvian banking market by 2010, through Banco Paris.
Tam had a meeting with some Cencosud executives before participating in the Hemispheric Insurance XXXII Conference in Las Vegas (USA), to begin this process.
Cencosud, controlled by Horst Paulmann, would reportedly be operating in Peru in nine months, which would add to the Chilean banks Falabella and Ripley, which operate in the country along with their respective department stores in the country, Saga Falabella and Ripley.
"The interest of the Chilean business and financial sector is mainly due to the fact that they see a great potential market in Peru for the business of credit card financing," Tam said.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
Isabel Guerra
The Head of Peru's Bank, Insurance and Fund Administrators (SBS), Felipe Tam, reported that the Chilean company Cencosud, owner of Wong Supermarkets, may be operating in the Peruvian banking market by 2010, through Banco Paris. Tam had a meeting with some Cencosud executives before participating in the Hemispheric Insurance XXXII Conference in Las Vegas (USA), to begin this process.
Cencosud, controlled by Horst Paulmann, would reportedly be operating in Peru in nine months, which would add to the Chilean banks Falabella and Ripley, which operate in the country along with their respective department stores in the country, Saga Falabella and Ripley.
"The interest of the Chilean business and financial sector is mainly due to the fact that they see a great potential market in Peru for the business of credit card financing," Tam said.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
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Business | 6 November, 2009 [ 11:08 ]
Peruvian artisans will present garments and jewelery at Pasarela Moche 2009
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Isabel Guerra
Craftsmen from Lambayeque will present today their last collections of jewels and garments at the Sipán Center of Technological Touristic and Handicraft Innovation , at Pasarela Moche 2009.
This activity, organized by the Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry and Cite Sipan, aims to promote products and garment made by craftsmen from Lambayeque.
Visitors will appreciate also, embroidery and native cotton knitting, paja palma macora and sheep wool by craftsmen from Eten, Monsefu, Chiclayo, Morrope, Ferreñafe, Incahuasi, Tucume, San Jose, Saltur and other cities in Lambayeque.
Pasarela Moche 2009 will be held at Gran Hotel Chiclayo.
Chiclayo City, capital of the Department of Lambayeque, is located 490 miles north of Lima.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
Isabel Guerra
Craftsmen from Lambayeque will present today their last collections of jewels and garments at the Sipán Center of Technological Touristic and Handicraft Innovation , at Pasarela Moche 2009. This activity, organized by the Foreign Trade and Tourism Ministry and Cite Sipan, aims to promote products and garment made by craftsmen from Lambayeque.
Visitors will appreciate also, embroidery and native cotton knitting, paja palma macora and sheep wool by craftsmen from Eten, Monsefu, Chiclayo, Morrope, Ferreñafe, Incahuasi, Tucume, San Jose, Saltur and other cities in Lambayeque.
Pasarela Moche 2009 will be held at Gran Hotel Chiclayo.
Chiclayo City, capital of the Department of Lambayeque, is located 490 miles north of Lima.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
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Tech / Internet | 6 November, 2009 [ 10:22 ]
Peru could reach 850,000 Internet broadband connections this year
LivinginPeru.com
Isabel Guerra
Peru could have 850,000 broadband connections nationwide later this year, which would mean a 10% increase over last year, according to Cisco Peru, a company dedicated to the manufacture, sale, maintenance and consulting on telecommunications technical equipment.
The firm's general manager, Alvaro Merino, said that the goal is to make the Peruvian market reach one million connections by 2010, which would mean more competition.
Cisco Perú presented its Cisco Broadband Barometer for the first half of 2009, which reveals a 6.6% growth in the number of broadband connections in Peru, amounting to 783,000.
However, Cisco Peru's Barometer also shows that penetration of internet in Peru is 2.9% per 100 inhabitants, a figure still way below the countries that lead the broadband penetration in Latin America such as Chile (9.8%), Argentina (9.3 %) and Brazil (5.8%).
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
Isabel Guerra
Peru could have 850,000 broadband connections nationwide later this year, which would mean a 10% increase over last year, according to Cisco Peru, a company dedicated to the manufacture, sale, maintenance and consulting on telecommunications technical equipment. The firm's general manager, Alvaro Merino, said that the goal is to make the Peruvian market reach one million connections by 2010, which would mean more competition.
Cisco Perú presented its Cisco Broadband Barometer for the first half of 2009, which reveals a 6.6% growth in the number of broadband connections in Peru, amounting to 783,000.
However, Cisco Peru's Barometer also shows that penetration of internet in Peru is 2.9% per 100 inhabitants, a figure still way below the countries that lead the broadband penetration in Latin America such as Chile (9.8%), Argentina (9.3 %) and Brazil (5.8%).
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
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TV/Entertainment | 6 November, 2009 [ 10:04 ]
Peru: Homer and Marge Simpson arrived in Lima
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Isabel Guerra
Mexican Humberto Vélez and Peruvian Nancy MacKenzie, who gave their voices to Homer and Marge for the Latin American dubbed version of "The Simpsons," will participate in the First Grand Convention CONAMYC to begin tomorrow in Lima.
They will participate at the First Grand Convention CONAMYC to be held from November 6th until 8th at Parque de la Imaginación (Park of the Imagination) in the Limenian district of San Miguel.
They performed the voices of Homer and Marge until the 15th season, from 2004 and 2005, but then were fired due to a conflict between the company and the actors labor union on wages.
Velez and Mackenzie's voices are still famous throughout Latin America, where the Simpson's true fans have missed them during the last few seasons.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
Isabel Guerra
Mexican Humberto Vélez and Peruvian Nancy MacKenzie, who gave their voices to Homer and Marge for the Latin American dubbed version of "The Simpsons," will participate in the First Grand Convention CONAMYC to begin tomorrow in Lima. They will participate at the First Grand Convention CONAMYC to be held from November 6th until 8th at Parque de la Imaginación (Park of the Imagination) in the Limenian district of San Miguel.
They performed the voices of Homer and Marge until the 15th season, from 2004 and 2005, but then were fired due to a conflict between the company and the actors labor union on wages.
Velez and Mackenzie's voices are still famous throughout Latin America, where the Simpson's true fans have missed them during the last few seasons.
Have other topics you'd like to see in our news section? If you or someone you know would like to contribute a news article to Living in Peru, whether it's translated or based on a personal investigation, send it to editor@livinginperu.com.
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