Reactivating the Peruvian Economy & Employment
Following a challenging pandemic period for the global garment industry,\xa0Peru\u2019s apparel sector is bouncing back. Exports are up over 2020, and according to Mario Ocharan, director of export promotion at trade and tourism organization\xa0PromPeru, the nation expects shipments to meet or exceed 2019 levels.\nIn a chat with Sourcing Journal founder and president Edward Hertzman, Ocharan and Rizal Bragagnini, executive director,\xa0Peru Textiles\xa0Exporters Association, spoke to the state of Peru\u2019s textile trade and the role that the garment industry is playing in Covid-19 recovery.\nWhile the U.S. remains a significant export market for Peru, representing about half of all trade, Peru has increased its business in other parts of the Americas such as Canada, Colombia, Chile and Mexico. Nearshoring has been gaining ground for some time, but the South American nation has become even more appealing amid transportation disruptions.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices