Peru Names César Luna-Victoria as SUNAT’s New Chief
Peru's SUNAT tax authority has a new chief: César Luna-Victoria León, a veteran tax lawyer and former Fujimori-era minister, took...
August 14, 2026Section
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Peru’s Fugitive Peru Libre Leader Vladimir Cerrón Resurfaces in Public
Vladimir Cerrón, the fugitive founder of Peru's left-wing Peru Libre party, resurfaced in public on 13 August 2026 after nearly...
August 14, 2026
Peru Clears Abra Group’s SKY Airline Takeover, With Conditions
Peru's Indecopi has approved Abra Group's takeover of SKY Airline with conditions, the last regulatory sign-off the airline deal needed...
August 14, 2026
Peru Holds Interest Rate at 4.25% as Crises Mount
Peru's central bank held its interest rate at 4.25% for an 11th meeting, even as a murder spike and a...
August 14, 2026
AWS AI Plan for Peru: 250,000 to Be Trained Free
AWS's AI plan for Peru trains 250,000 people free by 2028 with Fundación Romero — but there's no data centre...
August 13, 2026
Peru Makes Pope Leo XIV Visit a National Priority
Peru declared the Pope Leo XIV Peru visit a matter of national interest by supreme decree. Here are the dates,...
August 13, 2026
Peru Has 2,241 Public Works Stuck in Limbo
Peru · Infrastructure Key FactsStalled total Peru had 2,241 stalled public works at the close of Q1 2026, per Comptroller...
August 12, 2026
Peru Races to Prepare for El Niño With a New Risk Commission
Peru · Disaster Preparedness Key FactsNew commission Peru’s government created a National Commission for El Niño Risk Management to coordinate...
August 12, 2026
South Korea’s Shipyards Are Courting South America’s Navies
Latin America · Defense Key Facts Peru deal HD Hyundai Heavy Industries signed a 2024 contract with state-run SIMA to...
August 12, 2026