Peru is promoting investment in a variety of sectors such as mining, agriculture, tourism, and infrastructure. It offers a stable macroeconomic environment, friendly investment policies, and access to open trade markets. Peru has pursued fiscal discipline and economic reforms that have led to strong GDP growth and investment grade credit ratings. The government provides incentives such as tax benefits and legal stability agreements to attract private investment in priority projects across multiple industries.

1. Peru: Investment destination
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru
October, 2012

2. Peru: Investment destiny

3. ¿Why invest in Peru?
Why invest in Peru?
Macroeconomic stability
Friendly investment environment
Open trade and market access policy

4. Peru will continue to lead regional growth:
Source: Central Reserve Bank of Perú, Ministry of Economy and Source: International Monetary Fund
Finance.
* Estimated figures

5. A healthy debt level in relation with its
international reserves:
Source: Central Reserve Bank of Peru and Ministry of Economy and
*As of July 20, 2012.
Finance.
*Preliminary figure

6. The lowest annual average Investment grade - A Latin American
inflation rate in Latin America: comparison:
Country
Source : Central Reserve Bank of Peru and Source : Standard & Poor's, Fitch Ratings and Moody‘s.
Ministry of Economy and Finance Updated to March 2, 2012.

7. A favorable legal framework:
Non discriminatory treatment.
Unrestrictive access to most economic sectors.
Free competition.
Free capital transfer.
Guarantee for Private Property.
Freedom to purchase stocks from locals.
Freedom to access internal and external credit.
Freedom to pay royalties.
Network of investments agreements and member of ICSID and
MIGA.
Peru participates in the Investment Committee of the OECD.

8. Special Regimes: The Legal Stability Agreements
The Peruvian Government grants the following:
Requirement: Minimum investment of US$ 5 million in any economic sector . US$ 10 million for hydrocarbon and mining sector.
Validity: 10 years. Concessions:Term according to the contracts life (Max. 60 years).
These treaties are ruled by the Legislative Decree 662 – Legislative Decree N° 757, Supreme Decree N° 048-98, Supreme Decree 030-2000PCM, Law 27342.

9. Special Regime: VAT Anticipated Recovery
The Peruvian Government grants the following:
Benefits:
 Granting the return of the Value Added Tax during the pre-
productive stage of the project (minimum 2 year term).
 Applicable to all economic sectors.
 For agricultural activity it is not necessary to meet a minimum
investment amount. For other activities the minimum investment
amount is US$ 5 million.
 The project can be divided into stages, phases or similar.

10. Doing Business 2012: Peru in the world
Ranking by each topic :
Source: The World Bank, 2012

11. Doing Business 2012: Peru 2nd in Latin America
Source: The World Bank, 2012

12. Investment Agreements:
 Peru has signed 33 International Investment Agreements, that underpin its
liberalization policy.

13. Investment Agreements:
Agreements to avoid double taxation
In force:
Chile; since 1/01/2004
Canada; since 1/01/2004
Andean Community; since 1/01/2005
Brazil; since 1/01/2010

14. 3Open trade and market access policy:
US $ 56 trillion

15. Investment Opportunities:
AGRIBUSINESS
TECHNOLOGICAL FISHERIES
SERVICES
REAL STATE FORESTRY
WHERE TO
INVEST ?
TOURISM
TEXTILE
PETROCHEMICAL
MINING
ENERGY

16. Agribusiness sector:
 Natural greenhouse.
 Seasonal window in the most important markets.
 Projections expect the 90,000 ha. currently used for agro
exports to double as consequence of large irrigation projects
in portfolio.
 Over US$ 4,400 billion in exports of fresh and processed
products to more than 156 countries.
 Organic and natural products
with high export value.

17. Fisheries sector:
 1st producer of fishmeal and fish oil in the world.
 Extensive fishing coast and “water mirrors” that offer
adequate conditions for the development of marine and
continental aquaculture.
 Distribution of Peruvian fisheries products to over 100
countries.
 Trend towards product diversification.

18. Forestry sector:
 Great biological diversity and highly valued timber.
 78, 8 million ha. of natural forests.
 2nd country with the largest natural forest area in Latin
America.
 Development of hard tropical timber in the forest and soft
timber in the highlands.
 Investment opportunities in
industrial timber complexes.

19. Textile sector:
 Recognized quality of Peruvian pima cotton.
 1st world producer of the finest South American camelids
fibers.
 Long textile tradition favors workforce professionalization and
training.
 International recognition as “full package” supplier of the best
brands in the world.
 Sound trend towards exports growth.

20. Mining sector:
 Polymetallic country: 2nd in copper, 3rd in zinc and 1st in
silver reserves worldwide.
 13.61% of the territory is subject to mining concessions, and
only 1.09% is used for mining exploration and exploitation.
 2nd silver and copper producer worldwide.
 1st gold, tin, zinc and lead producer, and 2nd copper, silver
and molybdenum producer in Latin America.
 In 2011, mining exports grew by 23.25%.
Peru is one the few countries with non-
metallic mineral deposits, such as
mercury, selenium and cadmium.

21. Energy sector:
 Energy matrix mostly based on renewable sources.
 In the last five years, the energy production has increased in
40.3% due mainly to the thermoelectric generation growth
with annual average rate of 16%.
 Main economic groups that comprise 62% of energy
production in Peru are Globeleq, Suez and Duke Energy.
 Great energy potential.
 Renewable energy sources to
explore.

22. Petrochemical sector:
 Peru has important natural gas reserves.
 Natural gas production reached 401,169 million cubic feet in
2011.
 Petrochemical industry merges with natural gas production
and other hydrocarbons using the “Upstream Integration”
Development Strategy.
 Peru has oil fields which have not been explored yet.
 US $ 17,150 million from private
investment will be assigned to the
construction of ammonia, urea and
ethylene plants in the southern
region of the country.

23. Tourism sector:
 Machu Picchu: One of the New Seven Wonders of the World.
 Diversity of natural landscapes.
 Destination for bird and orchid watchers.
 Lima is the gastronomic capital of Latin America.
 Significant investment from hotels of international
recognition.
 Investment opportunities in the 8 prioritized
tourist destinations: North beaches, Amazon
Rivers, Amazonas-Kuelap, Moche Route,
Lima, Nazca-Paracas, Colca Valley and Lake
Titicaca.

24. Real state sector:
 Housing deficit affects 25% of population.
 Annual growth of construction sector for 2010 was 18%.
 There are several programs for housing financing based on
households socio-economic conditions and income level.
 Mortgage credits grew an average of
17% in the last 4 years (2008-2011).

25. Technological Services:
 The lowest labor cost per operator in Latin America.
 The contact centers services exports, data processing,
application of IT program and similar are exempted from VAT.
 The software sector had in the last 6 years an annual average
growth of 15%.
 The industry currently represents 15.574 positions, and it
generates 29.665 direct jobs, and exports have tripled in 5
years.
 The implementation of the Data
Protection Law will strengthen the
position of companies, making
possible to establish more trading
links.

26. ONGOING PROJECTS IN PROINVERSION’S PORTFOLIO
Private investment promotion process – short term 2012-2013:
1/ VAT not included.
2/ Investment amounts of Land transport (Road Concessions Project), Telecommunication (National Optical Fiber
Backbone Network), Tourist (Kuelap cable cars) and Airport (New International Airport Chinchero – Cusco) sectors
include VAT.
Source: Proinversión

27. LAND TRANSPORT PROJECTS
*VAT is included

28. RAILROAD PROJECT

29. HYDROCARBONS PROJECTS

30. ENERGY (ELECTRICITY) PROJECTS

31. AIPORT PROJECT

32. PORT PROJECTS

33. TELECOMMUNICATION PROJECTS
*VAT is included

34. AGRICULTURE AND IRRIGATION PROJECTS

35. SANITATION PROJECT

36. TOURISM PROJECT

37. CULTURE PROJECT

38. MINING PROJECTS

39. CAPITAL MARKET PROJECTS

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