Peru’s US$1 Billion Coca-Cola Expansion to Overhaul Production
President Keiko Fujimori says Coca-Cola Peru and bottler Arca Continental Lindley will invest US$1 billion over five years, unveiled at...
August 5, 2026Section
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Peru’s Ex-President Toledo, 80, Seeks Prison Release over Health
Former Peru president Alejandro Toledo, 80, seeks release from prison on health grounds via a humanitarian presidential grace while serving...
August 4, 2026
Peru’s Feria De Arequipa 2026: 9 Days of Food & Music
The Feria de Arequipa 2026 runs 8-16 August at Cerro Juli: nine days of food and music marking the city's...
August 4, 2026
Pope Leo XIV Plans Return to His Former Diocese in Peru
Peru's interim president says Pope Leo XIV will visit in November 2026, a personal return to Chiclayo; the Vatican has...
August 4, 2026
Southern Copper Marks 30 Years on NYSE After CEO’s Death
Southern Copper marks 30 years on the NYSE after the death of longtime CEO Óscar González Rocha, amid a tightening...
August 4, 2026
Peru Manuscript Repatriation: Brazil Returns 1942 Art
Peru repatriated a 1942 watercolor manuscript of its ancient ceramics from Brazil, verified by its Culture Ministry and National Library.
August 3, 2026
Peru US Tariff Exports Hit US$5.3 Billion in Fruit, Apparel
A new US forced-labor tariff hits nearly half of Peru’s exports to America—about US$5.3bn—covering blueberries, grapes and apparel.
August 3, 2026
Peru’s ProInversión Targets US$40bn Pipeline Through 2028
Peru's agency ProInversión has consolidated 86 projects worth over US$40 billion in infrastructure to be developed through 2028.
August 3, 2026
Peru’s Indecopi Fines BCP Over Abusive Debt Collection
Peru's Indecopi upheld a US$6,150 fine on BCP (Credicorp) for sending a client's debt notices to an unauthorised address, breaching...
August 3, 2026