Pedro Castillo has 11-point lead over Fujimori in Peru presidential election – poll
The far-left candidate Pedro Castillo is currently 11 points ahead of the authoritarian right-wing Keiko Fujimori, his rival in the...
April 19, 2021Section
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Helicopter crash in Peru leaves at least five soldiers dead
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - At least five Peruvian military personnel died, two are missing, and five others were injured...
April 18, 2021
Peruvian Congress makes official political disqualification of former president Vizcarra
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Peruvian Congress made official on Saturday, April 17, the political disqualification for ten years...
April 17, 2021
Peru’s first lesbian lawmaker vows ‘strong battle’ to boost LGBT+ rights
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (Thomson Reuters Foundation) The first lesbian elected to Peru’s Congress has pledged to put up...
April 16, 2021
Moody’s upgrades banking outlook for Paraguay, Panama and Argentina
The rating agency Moody's has improved the outlook of the banking system of Paraguay, Panama and Argentina, by changing its...
April 15, 2021
Peru economy contracts 4.18% in February amid COVID-19 second wave
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Peru’s economy contracted 4.18% year-on-year in February, as the world’s no. 2 copper producer was...
April 15, 2021
10 keys to understanding the electoral ‘surprise’ in Peru
According to the Ipsos quick count, the radical leftist Pedro Castillo and Keiko Fujimori (right) will dispute the second round...
April 14, 2021
Peru announces a new unified and massive vaccination plan
Peru will implement from this Friday a new unified and massive vaccination plan against covid-19, which in its first stage...
April 14, 2021
Brazil, Mexico and Chile leverage weak dollar, while Argentina and Peru’s currencies slip deeper
Latin American markets closed mixed on Tuesday, with gains in Brazil, Mexico and Chile taking advantage of global dollar weakness...
April 14, 2021