Peru Minister of Energy & Mining Jorge Merino received by Dr. Marcus Lee at ICIF

November 14, 2012 (Lima, Peru) - Peru Minister of Energy & Mining, H. E Jorge Merino was invited by International China Investment Forum (ICIF) to deliver keynote speech at Country Club Peru. The  theme of ICIF 2012 forum was “Exploring Opportunities in Trading, Energy & Mining”. ICIF Chairman Dr. Marcus Lee met with Minister Jorge Merino. International China Investment Forum (ICIF), one of the largest China Investment and Trade forum was founded in 2002, it has organized seminars and conferences in over 40 countries in the past 10 years.

Peru Minister of Energy & Mining Jorge Merino speaking at ICIF

According to Minister Jorge Merino, he said Peru offers a stable investment environment. Peru government respect and protect foreign direct investment. In terms of tax, Peru Government offer equal treatment to  domestic and international companies. Nevertheless, some of the citizens may have concerns on environment and water pollutions during the mining exploration which may cause social problem. Hence, the Peruvian government will improve its communications between this parties, to ensure social issues are taken care while economic development take place.

Peru Export to China 2011 Statistics:

Categories	Mineral	Fisheries
%	65.13	15.82

Peru Ministry of Energy & Mining Official Website:

http://www.minem.gob.pe/