Peru's foreign minister Carlos Espá called for heightened private sector engagement to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties with neighboring Chile, emphasizing business participation in regional integration efforts.
The World Bank's IFC increased Peru investments to $1.1 billion, up 40 percent, after political stability reduced investment risk premium uncertainty, positioning the country for higher growth rates and substantial poverty reduction.
Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori met with former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar to strengthen bilateral cooperation, discuss investment promotion, and explore her participation in November's Iberoamerican Summit in Madrid.
Peru joined the US-backed Americas Shield security coalition against organized crime during Secretary of State Marco Rubio's South American tour, becoming the fifteenth member and a major non-NATO ally, amid US-China competition for regional influence.
The CCL views Marco Rubio's visit to Peru as an opportunity to strengthen bilateral relations and advance a long-term economic agenda with the US.
Marco Rubio visits Peru to discuss bilateral cooperation and the country's incorporation into the Americas Shield initiative.
Peru is positioning itself as a strategic critical minerals partner to attract US investment, leveraging 66 exploration and 69 mining projects valued at over 64 billion dollars while modernizing regulations and pursuing sustainable development within global clean energy supply chains.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to strengthen U.S. influence with pro-American leaders, following regional right-wing electoral victories and a devastating earthquake killing over 330 people in Colombia.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio began a Latin American tour, announcing the U.S. seeks trade deals with Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador while strengthening security cooperation on migration and drug trafficking with three Trump-aligned nations.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru September 8-10 to meet with new regional leaders, discussing earthquake recovery support, anti-narcoterrorism cooperation, and trade relations amid strengthened Trump administration engagement with Latin America.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru from September 8-10 to strengthen regional security cooperation, discuss earthquake recovery support, and advance anti-narcoterrorism efforts with newly aligned conservative governments.
Trump has facilitated a right-wing wave across Latin America, empowering leaders like Argentina's Milei and Colombia's de la Espriella who pursue pro-rich policies, environmental destruction, and authoritarian crime crackdowns that historically produce civilian casualties and poverty.
Brazilian President Lula da Silva seeks reconciliation with Trump after two months of tensions, citing economic tariffs, diplomatic disputes, and Amazon deforestation disagreements, while proposing a September UN meeting to restore relations.
Ecuador and Argentina signed six cooperation agreements including cyberdefense, extradition, and illegal fishing treaties, with presidents Noboa and Milei strengthening bilateral security and trade relations during a restricted-access ceremony in Quito.
Peru's newly inaugurated President Keiko Fujimori plans to deepen ties with the United States as a strategic partner and join Trump's Shield of the Americas coalition to combat crime and counter China's growing influence in the region.
Latin America is becoming a laboratory for tech-supremacism, combining corporate deregulation, biometric surveillance, and U.S. alignment, with Argentina leading experimentation under Javier Milei's administration and Peter Thiel's presence, threatening democratic gains.
Argentine President Javier Milei received an honorary doctorate from a Peruvian university and defended his fiscal austerity measures, claiming his government reduced public spending thirty percent and lifted fourteen million citizens from poverty.
Peru's legislature unanimously scheduled an October 19 hearing to interrogate Foreign Minister Carlos Espá regarding the United States-led Shield of the Americas security agreement, reflecting parliamentary scrutiny of the regional defense initiative.
Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori met with Queen Máxima of the Netherlands in New York to discuss financial inclusion and health, presenting Peru's progress in implementing its National Financial Inclusion Policy aimed at incorporating citizens into the formal financial system.
Peru's Agriculture Minister Marco Vinelli confirmed a forthcoming meeting between Peru's Commerce Ministry and the US State Department to evaluate tariffs on Peruvian agricultural and textile exports, warning the duties could trigger unemployment if trade declines persist.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio faced massive protests in Lima as Peruvian activists rejected the "Shield of the Americas" security initiative, arguing it compromises sovereignty and limits trade diversification with China and BRICS nations.
China defends its investments in Peru as transparent and lawful.
US Secretary of State Rubio visited Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to strengthen security and economic alliances with newly elected pro-Trump leaders, signing mineral supply and nuclear cooperation agreements while countering China's growing influence in Latin America.
Peru's government formalized a free trade agreement with Hong Kong, eliminating tariffs on Peruvian exports immediately while phasing in reductions over 17 years, facilitating bilateral commerce and professional credential recognition to boost economic growth and business opportunities.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio travels Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru in early September to strengthen diplomatic ties with three conservative governments aligned with Trump's hemispheric vision, reinforcing U.S. security and economic cooperation priorities while countering Chinese influence in South America.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio tours Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru to strengthen cooperation against narcotrafficking and terrorism, advancing American security interests and commercial ties across three strategically aligned South American nations.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru September 8-10 to strengthen cooperation on earthquake recovery, counter-narcoterrorism efforts, and trade relations with newly aligned conservative governments in the region.
US State Secretary Marco Rubio will visit Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru from September 8-10 to strengthen American partnerships in Latin America, addressing earthquake relief, counter-narcoterrorism cooperation, and commercial ties across the region.
Around a dozen Latin American countries now have right-wing leaders invoking God and order, exemplified by Colombia's De la Espriella and Argentina's Milei, driven by insecurity, economic hardship, and anti-feminism amid Trump's resurgent influence.
The Trump administration announced one billion dollars in security aid to Colombia's newly inaugurated President de la Espriella and pledged tariff review, marking a sharp diplomatic shift from tensions under predecessor Gustavo Petro and emphasizing counternarcotics cooperation.
Argentine President Javier Milei travels to Ecuador and Colombia this week to strengthen ties with right-wing leaders and pursue trade agreements, amid strained Brazil relations and a domestic land law setback in the Senate.
Argentine President Javier Milei signed a decree expelling foreigners promoting hatred toward Argentina, amid backlash over IMF Director Kristalina Georgieva's controversial visit and interference in domestic policies regarding resource privatization and Central Bank reform.
President Javier Milei is organizing a regional summit in Argentina to position himself as leader of Latin America's right wing, unite free-market allies like Bukele and Noboa, and become Washington's primary interlocutor while challenging Brazil's progressive axis.
Argentine President Javier Milei met with newly inaugurated Peruvian leader Keiko Fujimori to strengthen a regional right-wing bloc, while tensions with Brazil's Lula overshadowed his diplomatic tour and Argentina's economy remained unstable despite IMF engagement.
The United States revoked visas for multiple high-ranking officials and businessmen from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, including businessman Euclides Torres and senator Martha Peralta, citing corruption, drug trafficking links, and conspiracy against their governments as part of Trump administration's Americas Shield alliance commitments.
Secretary Rubio formalized Peru's incorporation into the U.S.-led "Shield of the Americas" security coalition against organized crime, but Fujimori's narrow 49,641-vote victory and cabinet plagued by judicial investigations threaten implementation amid Peru's persistent institutional fragility.
Peru's President Keiko Fujimori appointed high-level commissioners across nine experts to drive structural reforms in labor formalization, financial inclusion, public investment management, and tax compliance, supported by international partners including the World Bank and Inter-American Development Bank.
Marco Rubio meets Peru's President Keiko Fujimori to discuss cooperation and bilateral issues.
Marco Rubio arrives in Lima, Peru, as part of a regional tour.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Ecuador to strengthen anti-drug cooperation and extradition policies, addressing gang violence that killed over 25,000 people since 2023 while advancing US geopolitical influence across Latin America against Chinese and Iranian interests.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended a new oil agreement between the White House and Venezuela's government, claiming Venezuelan oil fields will generate income for citizens through a future democratic government rather than corrupt officials or US adversaries.
Colombia and the United States signed the Barranquilla Agreements, a strategic alliance focusing on national reconstruction, economic recovery, and regional security, backed by one billion dollars in US military aid and authorized joint anti-narcotics operations.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru from September 8 to 10.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Ecuador, Colombia, and Peru next week to strengthen diplomatic ties, discuss earthquake relief in Colombia, and address drug trafficking and trade issues across the region.
Argentine financier Damián Valenzuela Mayer faced scrutiny in Peru after allegedly orchestrating clandestine meetings and funding politician Keiko Fujimori's campaign, exposing a pattern of financial maneuvering and political influence-seeking across the region.
The United States pressures Peru's leader Fujimori to adopt anti-China policies as part of broader Washington strategy to counter Chinese influence in Latin America and secure regional alignment with American geopolitical interests.
Argentine President Javier Milei is organizing a summit of right-wing leaders across the Americas outside multilateral organizations, while strengthening bilateral ties through trade agreements and diplomatic cooperation with Ecuador and Colombia during regional visits.
Argentine President Javier Milei proposed legislation restoring Central Bank autonomy, mirroring successful models like Peru's, yet undermines credibility through close ties between the central bank chief and economy minister, threatening the institutional independence his reform seeks to establish.
Argentine President Javier Milei leads a newly formed Latin American right-wing coalition of eight leaders united against leftist dominance, prioritizing crime combat, private sector investment, and U.S. alignment to counter China's regional influence.
Argentine President Javier Milei met Peru's newly inaugurated President Keiko Fujimori in Lima to strengthen bilateral cooperation in economy, security, and innovation, amid regional diplomatic tensions and apparent efforts to build a right-wing political bloc.