Peru’s president to be questioned this week in genocide investigation; understand
Peru's President Dina Boluarte will be questioned personally by the Prosecutor's Office next Tuesday as part of the investigation to...
March 6, 2023Section
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Peruvian Prosecutor’s Office requests 36 months of preventive imprisonment against former president Castillo
The Peruvian Prosecutor's Office requested this Tuesday 36 months of preventive imprisonment for alleged corruption against former president Pedro Castillo...
March 1, 2023
Health emergency declared in 59 districts of Peru due to dengue outbreak
At least 59 districts in 13 regions of Peru have been declared in sanitary emergency for 90 days due to...
February 25, 2023
Peru’s GDP grows 2.7% in 2022
Peru's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 2.7 percent in 2022, driven by domestic demand that advanced by 2.3 percent,
February 24, 2023
The secret of Peru’s financial soundness and Argentina and Ecuador’s envy
The political crisis that broke out in Peru after the imprisonment of former president Pedro Castillo on December 7, 2022,...
February 23, 2023
The US agrees to extradite former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo
The United States State Department has granted the extradition of former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo (2001-2006), requested by the South...
February 22, 2023
Peruvian Public Prosecutor’s Office formalizes investigation against former president Castillo for alleged corruption
The Public Prosecutor's Office of Peru informed this Tuesday that it had formalized a preliminary investigation against former President Pedro...
February 22, 2023
Peruvian Congress approves indictment of former president Castillo on corruption charges
The Peruvian Congress approved the constitutional accusation against former President Pedro Castillo (2021-2022) and two former ministers
February 18, 2023
Peru’s economy grew 2.7% in 2022, affected by protests in December
The Peruvian economy registered a growth of 2.68% in 2022, impacted during the last month of the year by social...
February 16, 2023