This Peru boom will run and run

You don't need to look very hard to see signs of Peru's growth, says James McKeigue. Here, he revisits one of his favourite Latin American emerging markets, and tips one share to buy now.

The signs of Peru's economic growth are everywhere at the moment. At a lunch this weekend a Peruvian friend who lives over here was telling me about how life is changing for her family back home. "Before, practically none of them had left Peru. Now, when they want to relax they go to New York for a long weekend."

The reason for the fancy holidays? Mining. Her brothers work in the sector and enjoy a bonus of 21-times annual salary. Mining is also changing the nature of Peruvian city life, making it more cosmopolitan. She joked that her British husband, whom she'd met when he worked in one of Peru's provincial capitals, would be less of a novelty to local women these days.

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James McKeigue

James graduated from Keele University with a BA (Hons) in English literature and history, and has a certificate in journalism from the NCTJ. James has worked as a freelance journalist in various Latin American countries.He also had a spell at ITV, as welll as wring for Television Business International and covering the European equity markets for the Forbes.com London bureau. James has travelled extensively in emerging markets, reporting for international energy magazines such as Oil and Gas Investor, and institutional publications such as the Commonwealth Business Environment Report. He is currently the managing editor of LatAm INVESTOR, the UK's only Latin American finance magazine.