Peru is rated as the second most attractive country to invest in South America, according to a study of the PricewaterhouseCoopers consultants. In first place is Brazil, third Colombia, followed by Chile and Argentina. A survey showed that 41% of executives questioned consider Brazil as the most attractive country to invest followed by Peru (18%), Colombia (15%), Chile (13%) and Argentina (8%). The executives chose to the most attractive countries to invest in based on criteria such as high perspectives for future growth, size of internal market, businesses friendly environment, stable regulatory conditions, legal security and convenient asset prices. The investment projections, according to the survey, are distributed in different sectors of the economy such as financial institutions, manufactures, mining, energy, among others.