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Peru Fiscal Burden Synopsis of the Country has moderate income tax rates. Both the flat income tax rate and the top corporate tax rate are 30 percent. Other Capital : taxes include a value-added tax (VAT), a property transfer Currency : Peruvian Nuevo Sol (PEN) tax, and a capital gains tax. In the most recent year, overall Official language : Spanish, Quechua, Aymara tax revenue as a percentage of GDP was 15.1 percent. Business : Spanish, English Languages Government Intervention Population : 6831306 (July 2008 est.) Total government expenditures, including consumption and Total Area : 1285220 sq. kms transfer payments, are low. In the most recent year, GDP : $131.4 billion (2008 est.) government spending equaled 16.5 percent of GDP. The GDP Growth Rate : 4.5% (2008 est.) government has restructured the privatization agency to focus on large enterprises. A group of concessions was GDP Per Capita : $8,500 (2008 est.) offered in energy and transportation beginning in early 2008. Major Exports : Copper, gold, zinc, crude petroleum and petroleum products, coffee, Foreign Investment potatoes, asparagus, textiles, Peru provides national treatment to foreign investors and fishmeal there is no screening process. Investments in domestic and Exports Value : $33.27 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.) foreign banking and in defense-related industries require Major Countries : US, China, Canada, Japan, Chile, prior approval and certain sectors are reserved for domestic of Export Switzerland, Spain investors. Other deterrents to investment include weak Major Imports : Petroleum and petroleum products, enforcement of contracts, non-transparent and burdensome plastics, machinery, vehicles, iron bureaucracy, restrictive labour regulations, and corruption. and steel, wheat, paper Residents and non-residents may hold foreign exchange Imports Value : $29.08 billion f.o.b. (2008 est.) accounts. There are no restrictions or controls on payments, Major Countries: US, China, Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina, transactions, transfers, or repatriation of profits. Capital of Import Chile, Colombia transactions face minimal restrictions. Foreign investors may not acquire mines, lands, forests, waters, or fuel or Peru has emerged from the political instability of the late energy sources within 50 kilometers of Peru's borders. 20th century, and former President Alberto Fujimori has been imprisoned and faces additional charges for offenses Regulation allegedly committed during a decade of autocratic rule and The overall freedom to start, operate, and close a business a successful campaign against the Shining Path and other is only moderately protected under Peru's regulatory insurgents. President Alan Garcia, who served one term in environment. Starting a business takes an average of 65 the 1980s and was re-elected in 2006, has maintained the days, compared to the world average of 38 days. Obtaining trend toward economic liberalism and portrays himself as a business license takes slightly less than the world the market-friendly alternative to Venezuela’s Hugo Chávez. average of 225 days. Closing a business can be a relatively Significant natural resources include gold, copper, and lengthy process. silver. Although economic liberalization and fiscal and monetary stability have combined to reduce poverty, more Foreign trade in figures than 40 percent of Peruvians remain poor. Economic growth Foreign trade indicators 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 has improved, and a free trade agreement between Peru and Imports of goods 12,502 15,312 20,464 29,982 21,706 the United States was ratified by both countries in 2007. (millions USD) Trade Policy Exports of goods 17,368 23,830 27,882 31,529 26,885 Peru's weighted average tariff rate was 5.3 percent in 2006. (millions USD) Import restrictions, export and import taxes, price bands for Imports of services 2,996 3,297 4,133 5,425 4,508 sensitive agricultural products, restrictive labeling, sanitary (millions USD) and phytosanitary regulations, and weak enforcement of Exports of services 2,164 2,519 3,209 3,502 3,408 intellectual property rights add to the cost of trade. Ten (millions USD) points were deducted from Peru's trade freedom score to account for non-tariff barriers. (Source: WTO - World Trade Organization)

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Economic Indicators Breakdown of economic Agriculture Industry Services Peru’s economy is one of the most dynamic in Latin activity by sector America, showing strong growth over the last five years. Employment by sector Recent economic expansion has been driven by (in % of total employment) 9.3 42.1 48.6 construction, mining, investments (particularly for the Value added natural gas project in Camisea region), domestic demand (in % of GDP) 7.2 36.2 60.1 and exports. Unlike its Latin American neighbours such as Value added Brazil and Argentina, the country did not suffer from (annual % change) 7.2 10.1 9.6 currency devaluation, thanks to a vigilant monetary policy and a stable currency. The county should succeed in (Source : World Bank - last available data) keeping inflation anchored around the 2.5% central target. Monetary indicators 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 In the coming years, Peru will have to face two main challenges: poverty (50% of the population is still living Peruvian Nuevo Sol 3.41 3.30 3.27 3.13 2.92 below the poverty line) and unemployment, estimated at (PEN) - Average annual around 10%. Exchange rate for 1 USD Main indicators 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 (Source: World Bank)

GDP (billions USD) 127.41e 126.77 146.28 154.47 161.67e Foreign Trade in Figures GDP (constant prices, Peru is very open to international trade. It is a member of annual % change) 9.8e 0.9 6.3 6.0e 5.7e the WTO. Its economy substantially benefits from the Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) with the USA. Peru’s three GDP per capita (USD) 4,446e 4,356 4,950e 5,147e 5,305e main export partners are the United States, China and Chile. Inflation rate (%) 5.8 2.9 1.5e 1.8e 2.0e The main export commodities are ores, precious stones, copper and oil. The three main import partners are the United Unemployment rate States, China and Brazil. Peru mainly imports fuels, (% of the labour force) 8.3 - - - - machinery, electronic equipment, plastic products and Current Account vehicles. (billions USD) -4.72 0.25 -1.01e -2.73 -4.48 Foreign trade indicators 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Current Account Imports of goods 12,502 15,312 20,464 29,982 21,706 (in % of GDP) -3.7e 0.2 -0.7 -1.8e -2.8 (millions USD) Exports of goods 17,368 23,830 27,882 31,529 26,885 (Source : IMF - World Economic Outlook Database; (millions USD) CIA - The world factbook) Imports of services 2,996 3,297 4,133 5,425 4,508 Note: (e) Estimated data (millions USD) Main sectors of Industry Exports of services 2,164 2,519 3,209 3,502 3,408 (millions USD) Agriculture contributes around 10% to the country’s GDP Imports of goods and 10.9 13.1 21.3 19.9 - and barely employs 1% of the population. The main services (annual % change) agricultural products are cotton, sugarcane, coffee, wheat, Exports of goods and 15.2 0.8 6.2 8.2 - rice, corn and barley. services (annual % change) The industry sector employs almost 24% of the population. Imports of goods and 19.2 19.9 22.4 26.5 - Peru has a large mining industry, which was privatized services (in % of GDP) during the1990s and attracts significant investments. Peru Exports of goods and 25.1 28.5 28.8 27.1 - is the world’s second biggest producer of silver, sixth services (in % of GDP) biggest producer of gold and copper, and a considerable Trade Balance 5,286 8,934 8,356 3,090 - supplier of zinc and lead. The country also has significant (miillions USD) natural gas and oil reserves, even though it is a net energy Trade Balance 4,452 8,153 7,429 1,161 - importer. (including service) The main manufacturing activities are textiles, consumer (millions USD) goods, food processing and fish products. The tourism Foreign trade (in % of GDP) 44.3 48.4 51.2 53.6 - sector is also well developed. The tertiary sector contributes around 56% of the GDP. (Source : WTO - World Trade Organization, World Bank)

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Tax Rates Corporate Taxes Consumption taxes Company tax Nature of the tax 30% Value added tax (VAT) Capital Gains Taxation Tax rate Capital gains are generally included as income and taxed VAT standard rate is 19% at the normal corporate rate. Reduced Tax Rate Main Allowable Deductions and Tax Credit There is a reduced VAT rate of 2% for certain products and some exemptions (0%) for foodstuffs, urban passenger Deductions are possible for: interest on loans, insurance transport, the international transport of cargo, life assurance premiums, leases of aircraft and ships, maritime freight, and polices, some financial products, books, construction and fees for passing through the Panama channel; depreciation; maintenance of ships. loss; payment of royalties to no domiciled affiliates; some Other Consumption Taxes taxes; start-up costs; employee's retributions and health insurance premiums; vehicle expenses. Peru has established a consumption tax, "Impuesto Selectivo al Consumo", for the sale and import of goods Other Corporate Taxes such as cigarettes (125%), alcoholic drinks (20%); sparkling Municipal authorities tax real estate, social security, and mineral water, luxury items, fuel (fixed sum), gambling transfer of real estate, temporary Tax on net Assets. and betting. India's Total Trade with Peru Export to Peru (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09), All Commodities

Exporting Country Importing Country Commodity Name US$ Million US$ Million US$ Million Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 val val val India Peru All Commodities 125.52 287 302.5 Export to Peru (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09), All Commodities

Exporting Country Importing Country Commodity Name Rs. Lakh Rs. Lakh Rs. Lakh Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 val val val

India Peru All Commodities 56836.91 115487.4 138909.52 Import from Peru (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09), All Commodities

Exporting Country Importing Country Commodity Name US$ Million US$ Million US$ Million Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 val val val

Peru India All Commodities 128.31 157.23 265.01 Import from Peru (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09), All Commodities

Exporting Country Importing Country Commodity Name Rs. Lakh Rs. Lakh Rs. Lakh Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 val val val

Peru India All Commodities 58097.02 63269.75 121693.97

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India’s Engineering Exports to Peru Export to Peru (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09), Engineering Goods Exporting Importing Commodity Name Unit US$ Million US$ Million US$ Million Country Country Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 val val val

India Peru Mica Kgs 0 India Peru Ferro alloys Tonnes 1.25 7.06 8.01 India Peru Aluminium other than products Kgs 0.07 0.07 India Peru Manufactures of metals 3.98 73.47 57.13 India Peru Iron & steel bar/rods Tonnes 1.69 3.37 2.35 India Peru Primary & semi-finished iron & steel Tonnes 5.03 17.49 17.55 India Peru Machine tools 0.10 0.50 0.15 India Peru Machinery & instruments 4.01 6.16 16.07 India Peru Transport equipment 14.6 24.43 39.97 India Peru Non-ferrous metals Kgs 0.00 0 0.02 India Peru Residual engineering items 0.01 0.04 TOTAL 30.66 132.56 141.36 India’s Engineering Imports from Peru Import from Peru (2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09), Engineering Goods

Exporting Importing Commodity Name Unit US$ Million US$ Million US$ Million Country Country Cumulative Cumulative Cumulative 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 val val val

Peru India Non-electrical machinery 0.27 0.16 0.09 Peru India Electrical machinery 0.03 Peru India Professional inst, optical goods etc. 0.01 Peru India Iron & steel Tonnes 0.01 0.02 Peru India Manufactures of metals 0.01 0.08 Peru India Non-ferrous metals 3.17 0.09 0.30 TOTAL 3.49 0.33 0.42 Investing in Peru FDI in figures FDI in Peru comes mainly from Spain (the main investor), the United States and the United Kingdom. The most FDI- attractive sectors are communications (one third of the total), industry, finances and the mining industry. Peru's most appealing points in terms of FDI are the low cost of wages compared to developed countries, and the non-restrictive policy concerning dividends. However, the Peruvian authorities must look into bringing down customs barriers, make their tax legislation more flexible, and improve the efficiency of public institutions as well as strengthen the rule of law, for the country to remain attractive to investors. Country comparison for the protection of investors Peru Latin America & Caribbean United States Germany Index of transaction transparency* 8.0 4.1 7.0 5.0 Index of manager’s responsibility** 5.0 5.0 9.0 5.0 Index of shareholders’ power*** 7.0 6.0 9.0 5.0 Number of payments of taxes per year 6.7 5.0 8.3 5.0 (Source : Doing Business 2008, World Bank) Note : *The Greater the Index, the More Transparent the Conditions of Transactions. **The Greater the Index, the More the Manager is Personally Responsible. *** The Greater the Index, the Easier it Will Be For Shareholders to Take Legal Action. **** The Greater the Index, the Higher the Level of Investor Protection.

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Foreign Direct Investment 2005 2006 2007 demand or from the prices of raw materials. Peru also suffers from a great lack of infrastructures, and the FDI inward flow 2,579 3,467 5,343 institutional capacity of the country has not improved (millions USD) significantly over the last few years. Moreover, the progress FDI stock 15,889 19,356 24,744 of employment is too concentrated in the most dynamic (millions USD) areas and in the informal sector. The lack of efficiency and Performance Index*, 77 70 68 means of public policies is manifest in the permanently high ranking on 141 economies poverty rate. Potential Index**, 88 87 - ranking on 141 economies Government measures to motivate or restrict FDI Number of Greenfield 29 22 36 The Peruvian government is trying to attract foreign investments*** investors in all sectors of the economy. During the 1990s, FDI inwards 17.7 19.4 22.8 the Peruvian government encouraged the stabilization of the (in % of GFCF****) economy and promoted liberalization policies by dropping FDI stock (in % of GDP) 20.0 20.8 22.7 customs barriers and opening the economy to foreign investors. In April 2002, the government established PROinversion, the sole representative of current and future (Source: UNCTAD) investors, which took part in the privatization of public Note: * The UNCTAD Inward FDI Performance Index is companies and industries based on natural resources. In Based on a Ratio of the Country's Share in Global FDI addition to the 1993 Constitution, there are laws in Peru Inflows and its Share in Global GDP. ** The UNCTAD Inward concerning foreign investment, including the 1991 FDI Potential Index is Based on 12 Economic and Structural Promotion of Foreign Investment Law and the Framework Variables Such as GDP, Foreign Trade, FDI, Law on the Growth of Private Investment 1991. Infrastructures, Energy Use, R&D, Education, Country Risk. *** Green Field Investments Are a Form of Foreign Direct Visa Information Investment Where a Parent Company Starts a New Venture Nationals of the following countries can visit Peru for up to in a Foreign Country By Constructing New Operational 90 days without a visa. Facilities From the Ground Up. **** Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) Measures the Value of Additions to Fixed Andorra, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Assets Purchased By Business, Government and Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, , Households Less Disposals of Fixed Assets Sold Off or Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Scrapped. Colombia, Cook Islands, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Rep., Ecuador, Estonia, Why you should choose Peru Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Granada, Greece, Guyana, Strong points Haiti, Holy See, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Latvia, For five years Peru has experienced sustained growth, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, which rests on an external growth environment, on exports Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, and domestic demand, which has benefited from the Moldova, Monaco, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, combined rise in household consumption and public Nicaragua, Niue, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New investment. Dynamic activity, sound economic policy, and Guinea, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic the successful management of debt, have allowed Peru to of Korea, Russian Federation, Salomon Islands, Samoa, show very good results in terms of a strong macro-economic San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Singapore, Slovak balance, and to regain investor and market confidence. Peru Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, St Christopher & enjoys well directed external demand and the good Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and Grenadines, Surinam, performance of the raw material prices, of which it is a Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad & substantial producer. Tobago, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Uruguay, USA, Weak points Vanuatu and Venezuela. If the Peruvian economy's prospects are favorable in the Nationals of countries not mentioned above require a tourist short term, the sustainability of the present growth is visa and must obtain it from the Peruvian consulate conditioned by Peru's capacity to define a medium term preferably in person. development strategy. With growth highly concentrated on Nationals from Bangladesh, scuba, china, Iran, Iraq, the primary sector and in the agricultural exporting regions, Pakistan and Sri Lanka require authorisation from the it has only marginally contributed to redressing a difficult immigration office in Lima in order to obtain a tourist visa. social situation. The main source of vulnerability is a permanently high level of poverty and under-employment, Business hours caused by a growth that is too dependent on a strongly Banks are open from Monday to Saturday, from 9 am to capitalist mining sector. 1 pm and from 3 pm to 6 pm. Shops are open from Monday Growth is dependent on an external environment which up to Saturday from 9 am to 8 pm. Public administrations from to now has been favorable, as domestic demand is not yet Monday to Friday from 9 am to 5 pm (in winter) and from able to take over from a possible reduction of external 8 am to 3 pm (in summer).

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Operating a business in Peru Setting up a company Legal business entities Types of companies and Number of Registration fees capital (max/min) partners/shareholders and liability La Sociedade a responsabilidade No. minimum . Maximum 20 Check the uniqueness of the Limitada/SARL is a Private Partners proposed company name: USD 2-6. Limited company. Sign and notarize the incorporation Liability is Limited to the amount papers : USD 400. Deposit 25% of No minimum capital. contributed. capital in a bank : 0.07% of transaction value. Register the incorporation documents : 0.3% of capital + USD 23. Stamp the accounting book: USD 35-72. obtain a Certificate of Compatibility : USD 0-40. Obtain municipal license : USD 90.

Sociedad anonima/ SA is Maximum 3 Partners Check the uniqueness of the a Public Limited Company. proposed company name: USD 2-6. Sign and notarize the incorporation Liability is Limited to the amount papers : USD 400. Deposit 25% of No minimum capital. contributed. capital in a bank : 0.07% of transaction value. Register the incorporation documents : 0.3% of capital + USD 23. Stamp the accounting book: USD 35-72. obtain a Certificate of Compatibility : USD 0-40. Obtain municipal license : USD 90.

Sociedad in comandita simple/ Two types of partners : active Check the uniqueness of the a SCS is a limited partnership. partners and sleeping partners proposed company name: USD 2-6. Sign and notarize the incorporation Liability of active partners is papers : USD 400. Deposit 25% of unlimited. Liability of sleeping capital in a bank : 0.07% of partners is limited to the amount transaction value. Register the contributed as long as they do incorporation documents : 0.3% not take part in the company of capital + USD 23. Stamp the No minimum capital. management accounting book: USD 35-72. obtain a Certificate of Compatibility : USD 0-40. Obtain municipal license : USD 90.

Business setup procedures First step : choosing the type of company. Second step : preparation of the "Minuta de Constitucion", the company's social contract containing the following information: identification of the partners, articles, description of the directors' posts. The "Minuta" must be signed by a lawyer. Third step : opening a bank account in the name of the company in a local banking institution. Fourth step : registering the company with the "Superintendencia nacional de los Registros publicos". Fifth step : obtaining a Registro del Contribuyente (RUC). Sixth step : opening and legalizing accounting ledgers, obtaining an authorization for the "Libro de Planillas" from the Ministry of Labor, obtaining a municipal operating license. Seventh step : registering the company with the direct foreign investment register.

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The competent organization Customs classification All foreign capital companies must be registered with the As a full member of the Andean Community, Peru follows National Commission for Investment and Foreign the Nandina code, a fully harmonized tariff system that all Technologies. CAN members use and which conforms to the Harmonized Reaching the consumers System (HS) of the World Customs Organization. Peru is Consumer behavior also a contracting State of the World Trade Organization (WTO). In addition, it has signed various bilateral Peruvian consumer behavior has evolved considerably over agreements guaranteeing most favored nation treatment. the last decade. The consumer is more interested in the components of a product before he buys it. If the product Import procedures does not meet his expectations, he is more inclined to You must provide a document including the single import complain today, even if this attitude is still a very marginal declaration, an attestation of loading, a commercial invoice, phenomenon. an inspection certificate, a certificate of origin, an insurance Consumer profile and purchasing power policy, an authorization certificate, an inventory, and any The Peruvian consumer today is more well-informed about necessary special authorizations. The system of Customs market possibilities, as the majority of Peruvians have had management (SIGAD) validates the data and numbers the technical or higher education. The consumer is willing to test goods to determine the type of control. new products. He is just as emotional as rational when he Organizing Goods Transport buys. He spends his spare time watching television (27%), listening to music (20%) or practicing a sport (10%). Main useful means Distributing a Product Peru has 69,941 km of roads, 10% of which are tarmacked. The main roads are along the coast over 2,800 km, and the Market shares Inca Trail, which links Lima to the interior of the country. There are three leading large distribution chains in Peru. The Considerable projects to improve the road network are Wong Group consolidates 61% of the distribution market in underway. The railway network covers 1,876 km, 1,576 km Lima. Supermercados Peruanos consolidates 29% of the of which have a 1,435 m gauge and 300 km have a 0.914 market in Lima and Tottus 10%. These three chains have m gauge. The state of the network is poor. based their activities on Lima and have only recently started to spread to the regions of Trujillo, Chiclayo and . The port of Lima (Callao) is the biggest port in Peru. Peru Market access Procedures has 8,600 km of waterways (tributaries of the Amazon and 300 km on ). Non tariff barriers Air transport is often the only means to reach jungle areas In Peru, the free exchange and free trade principles exist: inaccessible by road or the fastest way to reach some there are no quantitative restrictions or exchange controls. Andean populations. Secondary airports are those of Cuzco, The import of certain goods is prohibited for health or safety Tacna, Arequipa, Iquitos, Ayacucho, Chiclao, Piura and reasons. Veterinary products, cosmetics and perfumes are required to be registered with the Ministry of Health. The Trujillo. Small airline companies offer regular flights between import of raw materials, for transforming into exportable the country's cities. In 1994, 54 million tonnes of goods were products, is not taxed (Regime of Temporary Admittance). transported by air. There are 4 free trade zones: the zone of export treatment Useful Addresses (in Chimbote, Ilo, Matarini, Paita and Trujillo), the tourist Embassy of India in Peru zones, the special trade zones (with 10% Customs duty and tax exemption) and the development zones. Embassy of India Avenida Salaverry Peru has signed bilateral trade agreements with Bolivia, Ecuador and the United States and multilateral agreements 3006, Magdalena Del Mar with organisations such as the ALADI. Lima 17 Peru Customs duties and taxes on imports Tel. : 00-51-1-2616006, 4602289 Peru applies a four level tariff regime: 4%, 7%, 12% and Fax : 00-51-1-4610374 20%. The country levies Customs duties of 4% on about E-mail : [email protected] 37% of the goods on its tariff list (2,603 codes, essentially Website : www.indembassy.org.pe covering intermediate products and their components), 7% Embassy of Peru in India on a certain number of capital goods and building materials, 12% on almost 43% of goods (3,029 codes), and 23% on Embassy of the Republic of Peru about 11% of products that can be imported (762 codes C-1/24, Vasant Vihar mainly covering textiles, shoes and some agricultural New Delhi 110057 products). The non weighted average Customs duty is Tel. : +91-11-2614 1154, 2615 2294 10.2%, whereas it was more than 60% in the mid 1990s. Fax : +91-11-2614 1155 In addition, Peru imposes no quantitative restrictions on E-mail : [email protected] imports. Website : http:/ /www.embaperuindia.com

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Honorary Consulate Useful Links 6, K. Dubash Marg Mumbai Business Environment Tel. : +91-22-22871089 Standards Fax : +91-22-22043625 National standards organizations INDECOPI (www.indecopi.gob.pe) E-mail : [email protected] Situation and Promotion of SMEs in Peru - IDRC Honorary Consulate (www.idrc.ca) The Legacy, 2nd Floor 25-A, Shakespeare Sarani Foreign trade in figures Kolkata 700 017 Tel. : +91-33-2839100 Trade Promotion Agreement (TPA) (www.export.gov/FTA/ Fax : +91-33-2809975; 2809976 peru/index.asp) E-mail : [email protected] Sources of general economic information Trade Associations Ministries Confederacion de Camaras de Comercio Y Produccion del Peru Ministry of Economy and Finances (www.mef.gob.pe/ Av. Gregorio Escobedo N0 398-382 Jesus Maria English/indexen.php) 11 Lima Ministry of Health (www.minsa.gob.pe/portada) Peru Statistical Office Tel. : 51-1463343 Fax : 51-1463282 National Institute of Statistics (www.inei.gob.pe) Sociedad Nacional de Industrias Central Bank Los Laureles 365 Central Reserve Bank of Peru (www.bcrp.gob.pe/ Casilla de Correos 632 home.html) 27 Lima Peru Stock Exchange Tel. : 511 4218830 Lima Stock Exchange (www.bvl.com.pe) Fax : 511 4218881 Search Engines Camara de Comercio de La Victoria Search Beat (http://regional.searchbeat.com/peru.htm) Esq. Av. Iquitos Y Raymondi S/N La Victoria Peruvian general search engine (www.adonde.com) 13 Lima Economic portals Peru Tel. : 51 324318 Business News Americas (www.bnamericas.com) Observatório de la Economía de Perú (www.eumed.net) Camara de Comercio de San Isidro Las Camelias 741, Piso 3 Economía latino-americana (www.econolatin.com) San Isidro Information about commerce, trade, import-export 27 Lima (www.peruonline.com) Peru Peru Info (www.peru-info.com) Tel. : 51 718614 Camara de Comercio e Industria de Brena Reaching the consumers Mariscal Luzuriaga, 363 Consumers associations Jesus Maria Asociacion peruana de consumidores y usuarios – Aspec 11 Lima Peru (www.aspec.org.pe) Tel. : 51 4238667 Asociacion civil pro consumidor (www.proconsumidorperu.org) Camara de Comercio Y Produccion de La Provincia de Main advertising agencies Huaura-Huacho J. Walter Thompson Company (www.jwt.com) Jr. Jose T. Garcia 203 Peruvian association of advertising agencies (www.apap.org.pe) Sesus Maria 11 Lima Organizing goods transport Peru Ports Tel. : 51 2323521 E-mail : [email protected] Port of Callao (www.regioncallao.gob.pe) Website : http://www. ccom.org/camaralima/cchuaura Port of Chimbote (www.chimboteonline.com)

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Airports Labor regulation bodies Jorge Chavez International airport in Lima (www.lap.com.pe/ Ministry of Labor and Promotion of Employment lap_portal/ingles/index.asp) (www.mintra.gob.pe) Crnl. FAP Francisco Secada Vigneta International airport, Competent Organization for the Declaration Iquitos (http://worldaerodata.com) Peruvian Agency for the promotion of investment Cap. FAP Carlos Martinez de Pinillos International airport, (www.proinversion.gob.pe) Trujillo (http://worldaerodata.com) Investment aid agency Inca Manco Capac International airport, San Carlos de Invest in Peru (www.proinversion.gob.pe) (http://worldaerodata.com) Padre Jose de Adalmiz International airport, Puerto Traveling in Peru Maldonado (www.airliners.net) Passport and visa service Alejandro Velasco Astete International airport, Cuzco Visa Information of the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (www.airportfact.com) (www.rree.gob.pe) Crnl. FAP. Carlos Ciriani Santa Rosa International airport, Diplomatic representations San Pedro de Tacna (http://worldaerodata.com) List of Peru's overseas diplomatic representations Sea transport organizations (www.rree.gob.pe) Peruvian harbor authority (www.enapu.com.pe) Maps of urban networks Air transport organizations Maporama (www.maporama.com) Mapblast (www.mapblast.com) Ministry of Transport and Communications (www.mtc.gob.pe/ UT Library on line (www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/peru.html) portal/inicio.html) Organismo superviso de la inversion en infraestructura de Rail companies transporte de uso publico (www.ositran.gob.pe) Peru rail (www..com) Road transport organizations Road maps Ministry of Transport and Communications (www.mtc.gob.pe/ Map of Lima (www.guiacalles.com) portal/inicio.html) Map of Cuzco (www.aboutcusco.com/cusco/spa/maps.asp) Organismo superviso de la inversion en infraestructura de Map of Puno (www.enjoyperu.com) transporte de uso publico (www.ositran.gob.pe) Lima Metro Tren Urbano de Lima (www.trenurbano.gob.pe) organizations Getting some knowledge Organismo superviso de la inversion en infraestructura de Yes : Si transporte de uso publico (www.mtc.gob.pe/portal/inicio.html) No : No Ministry of Transport and Communications (www.mtc.gob.pe/ Please : Por favor portal/inicio.html) Thank you : Gracias Business Directories Don't mention it : De nada Popempresas (www.peru.popempresas.com) Good day : Buenos dias Oh Peru (www.ohperu.com.pe) Good afternoon : Buenas tardes Yellow pages (http://paginasamarillas.com.pe) Good night : Buenas noches Manufacturers associations of the main industries Welcome : Bienvenido Sociedad Nacional de Mineria, Petroleo y energia How are you? : Como estas? (www.snmpe.org.pe) Asociacion de productores de cemento (www.asocem.org.pe) Very well, very good : Muy bien Asociacion de Bancos (www.asbanc.com.pe) Hello : Hola Asociacion de Exportadores (www.adexperu.org.pe) Goodbye : Chao Asociacion peruana de agencias de publicidad (www.apap.org.pe) See you soon : Hasta luego Trade Agencies and their representations abroad I don't know : No sé Chamber of Commerce of Lima (www.camaralima.org.pe) I don't understand : no entiendo American Chamber of Commerce of Peru (www.amcham.org.pe/eng) My name is... Me llamo... Unions Free translation tools (Free English-Spanish-English Peru's Unified Union of Education Workers (www.sutep.org.pe) translation of texts and web pages) General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (www.cgtp.org.pe) Free Spanish-English Dictionary (www.diccionarios.com) Free English-Spanish-English translation of texts and web Enterprises federation pages (www.systranet.com) Confederación Nacional de Instituciones Empresariales (Source : EEPC INDIA Website, Statistics Department – Privadas - CONFIEP (www.confiep.org.pe) EEPC INDIA, www.fita.org)

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