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Government provided scope of the new Law of Special Private Economic Zones and its impact on investments and competitiveness of the country.The Government of Peru presented at the Forum Special Private Economic Zones - Callao-Chancay Axis the main guidelines of Law No. 32449, which establishes a modern tax and customs regime for the Special Private Economic Zones (ZEEP). This standard aims to attract new investments, promote industrialization and strengthen the countrys competitiveness.
The Minister of Transportation and Communications, Aldo Prieto Barrera, stated that the Callao-Chancay Hub is consolidated as the most important logistics project in Peru, by integrating and modernizing the main transportation nodes in the country. He recalled that the National Logistics Services and Infrastructure Plan for 2032 proposes closing a logistics gap of more than S/ 92 billion and moving towards reducing logistics costs from 26.4% to 13.5%, directly contributing to the strengthening of the national export capacity.
In addition, Prieto Barrera detailed the progress of the strategic works on the Callao - Chancay axis. He highlighted the expansion of the South Zone Container Terminal, the next completion of the North Dock, scheduled for January 2026; and the comprehensive renovation of the Jorge Chavez International Airport, which will serve up to 40 million passengers.
Likewise, he highlighted key projects such as the Peripheral Road Ring, various road and railway corridors, and the Chancay-Pucallpa railway, which will integrate the Amazon, the mountains and the coast with the new port of Chancay.
In this context, Prieto Barrera reaffirmed the sectors commitment to the countrys logistics development and urged it to continue coordinating actions. Lets continue working together to build an integrated and competitive country, capable of projecting itself to the world, of strengthening its logistical axes, its export capacity and the well-being of future generations, he said at the forum organized by the National Society of Industries.
The head of the MTC also stressed that the infrastructure promoted by the sector will increase the connectivity of all regions with the world. Finally, he emphasized that this effort transcends governments and must be placed above any political interest, since it requires a long-term strategic vision that articulates the State, the private sector and civil society in a coordinated manner.
The ministers of Foreign Trade and Tourism, Economy and Finance and Production, Teresa Mera Gomez, Denisse Miralles Miralles and Cesar Quispe Lujan, respectively, and Felipe James Callao, president of the National Society of Industries, also participated in this forum.
