Economy / Peru
If you would like to subscribe to Andean Group Monitor and gain instant access to this article, please click here to subscribe.
If you would like to take a trial to Andean Group Monitor please click on the trial link below.
Privatisation Policies In Jeopardy
July 2008 | Risk SummarySorry, you must be a subscriber to view this article in full. If you are a subscriber please login.
If you would like to subscribe to Andean Group Monitor and gain instant access to this article, please click here to subscribe.
If you would like to take a trial to Andean Group Monitor please click on the trial link below.
Peru's federal government is facing fierce opposition to its port privatisation programme, which seeks to raise private sector investment into expanding port facilities. Trade unions have called for a referendum and demand greater assurance of job security and checks to Chilean ownership of Peru's port facilities. A more than a century old maritime dispute between Chile and Peru has kept diplomatic ties tense, with prospects of Chilean participation in the privatisations scheme increasing opposition to the proposed move.