Exploring Investment and Trade Opportunities in Peru

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Yesterday, Oslo Chamber of Commerce / ICC Norway and the Embassy of Peru in Norway brought together businesses and stakeholders for a seminar exploring opportunities for trade, investment and partnerships between Norway and Peru.

The event highlighted opportunities across key sectors, including energy, maritime, fisheries and agricultural industries – providing perspectives on Peru as a market for Norwegian companies and on Norwegian business experience in the country.

Secretary General of OCC/ICC Norway, Anne Britt Horn Hanssen offered her welcoming remarks.

The seminar opened with welcoming remarks from H.E. Rolando Ruiz Rosas, Ambassador of Peru to Norway, and Anne Britt Horn Hanssen, Secretary General of Oslo Chamber of Commerce / ICC Norway.

Director of PROMPERÚ in the Netherlands and the Nordic countries, Gycs Gordon, gave an introduction to the opportunities available to Norwegian businesses in Peru across a range of sectors.

The programme brought together speakers with perspectives from trade promotion, Norwegian industry and responsible resource management.

  • Gycs Gordon, Director of PROMPERÚ in the Netherlands and the Nordic countries, presented opportunities for trade and investment in Peru.
  • Fernando de Lapuerta, EVP International at Statkraft, shared experiences from Statkraft’s 23 years of presence in Peru’s renewable energy sector.
  • Emmanuel Aguilar Burgoa, Country Officer for Latin America & the Caribbean at the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), offered perspectives on responsible natural resource management in Peru’s extractive sector.

The presentations were followed by a panel discussion and Q&A moderated by Julio Antonio Ubillús, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Peru, before participants continued the conversations through informal networking over Peruvian food and drinks.

The program was followed by informal networking and an opportunity to build valuable connections.

The conversation continued over Peruvian food and drinks.

The seminar provided an opportunity to exchange knowledge, establish new connections and explore areas for further commercial cooperation between Norway and Peru.