Peru Is Rewriting Its Migration Policy: What Could Change for Nomads
Peru launched a multisectoral working group in June for a migration policy rewrite. Digital-nomad permits are under review, but no...
July 9, 2026Section
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Fujimori’s Plan Would Shrink Peru’s Troubled State Oil Firm
Peru's incoming president Keiko Fujimori plans to shrink state oil firm Petroperu, sell non-core assets and hand its main pipeline...
July 8, 2026
Peru Revives Its Amazon Waterway to Deepen Trade With Brazil
Peru's Amazon waterway returns as a $304M, 25-year concession, triple the 2017 cost, with the Huallaga River first and the...
July 7, 2026
Peru Keeps Its Central Bank Anchor as Fujimori Retains Velarde
Keiko Fujimori asked Julio Velarde to stay at Peru central bank July 6. He accepted a 5-year term through 2031,...
July 7, 2026
Peru Bets Its Next Export Boom on Cherries for China
Peru cherry exports to China move closer as officials confirm market talks and the Chancay port cuts transit to just...
July 7, 2026
Keiko Fujimori Inherits Peru’s Contested $3.5bn F-16 Fighter Deal
The Peru F-16 deal now passes to president-elect Keiko Fujimori, who takes office in July with a contested three and...
July 7, 2026
Fujimori Readies a Deregulation Shock for Peru’s Mining Economy
The Peru Fujimori economic plan promises a deregulatory shock to cut project approval times 40% and fast-track mining, as Keiko...
July 7, 2026
Peru’s Alpayana Buys Into Canada in $98M Mining Deal
Peru mining company Alpayana invests C$140M for a 20% stake in Magna Mining, marking its first Canada move into Ontario's...
July 6, 2026
Latin America Owns the World’s Best Birdwatching Map
Latin America birdwatching dominates globally—Peru's Manú scores 83.1, holds 1,900 species, and Colombia's birding tourism grew 40x in 12 years.
July 6, 2026