Peru is looking to put the 'chaos' of months-long protests earlier this year behind it to revitalize flagging mining investment in the world's no. 2 copper producing nation, even as executives demand more stablity to boost spending.
Government aims to streamline environmental permitting
As a mining conference in the southern Andean region of Arequipa got started this week, Prime Minister Alberto Otarola addressed concerns about political instability and protests that have led to an expected 18% drop in mining investment this year.
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