The statement came after a meeting with President Dina Boluarte at the Government Palace.

The director general of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, today highlighted the growth and good management of the Peruvian economy, after a meeting with President Dina Boluarte.

“I have a favorable impression of the Peruvian economy, I complimented the president for the strong management of the economy; After all the challenges that Peru has had to face, it seems to me that it is very good to be able to maintain the country's growth,” he said.

In a press conference, accompanied by the Peruvian Foreign Minister, Javier González-Olaechea, she also highlighted that Peru's growth projected for this year is within what was expected and is aligned with the average growth of the economy globally.

“China and the European Union are facing very difficult global challenges and that is what also creates an impact on Peru's ability to export, but despite all these difficulties, Peru has managed to maintain economic growth, so I want to emphasize the excellent economic growth of Peru” he stressed.

In that sense, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said that he congratulated President Dina Boluarte and all Peruvians for the strong management of the Peruvian economy, which has been growing between 5 and 6% over the last 25 years and helped many people to out of poverty.

He also said that the development of the Peruvian economy has been good and has demonstrated its resilience to continue its growth, despite the difficulties it faced with the pandemic and climate problems.

The general director of the World Trade Organization (WTO) also highlighted the development of trade in the Andean country continues to grow, through multiple varieties of products such as mining and agriculture.

“It is wonderful to have been able to meet women entrepreneurs today, Peruvian entrepreneurs are the best in the region, but of course we have to do more, we are willing to work with the Peruvian government,” she stated.

Finally, he thanked Peru for its great support in the fishery agreements.