Peru Is Losing the Global Race for Mining Investment

2026-03-09 - 19:23

Key Points —Peru fell to 41st out of 68 countries in the Fraser Institute’s 2025 mining investment attractiveness ranking — now behind Brazil, Chile, Mexico, and two Argentine provinces — continuing a slide from 34th place just three years ago —The world’s third-largest copper producer has $7 billion in future projects stalled by illegal miners