To that end it is necessary to keep the expectations of private sector high in order to maintain investment levels, said Emilio Zuniga, vice president of Latin Pacific Capital, who welcomed the economic stimulus package announced by the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF).

"Peru is likely to remain the most dynamic economy in the region, since we are striving to reach a six percent growth in 2012, while growth rates in other countries are flat," he told Andina.

Zuñiga said that Peru has a significant level of fiscal surplus and at the same time many domestic needs, and he recommended taking advantage of these strengths to cope with the negative effects of a global crisis just as in 2008.

"We have a strong demand for sanitation and rural roads could be met with the resources we have, for example, and it will be positive to go ahead with the concession program planned by the government, because all this will accelerate private investment," he said.

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