On 11 February 2020, the Peru-Australia Free Trade Agreement (PAFTA) came into force. One of the outcomes of the PAFTA is that Peruvian investors are now subject to higher monetary thresholds for foreign investment screening. For privately-owned Peruvian investors, acquisitions of non-sensitive businesses and of developed commercial land will now be subject to a threshold of $1,192 million. Amendments have been made to the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Regulation 2015 to give effect to this change.
Further information on the PAFTA is available on the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s website.