Peru’s Keiko Fujimori Names Pro-Business Economic Team
Keiko Fujimori named Elmer Cuba as Economy Minister and filled Energy, Agriculture, and Trade posts, signalling pro-market continuity for Peru's...
July 29, 2026Section
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LatAm Expat & Nomad Daily Guide for Wednesday, July 29, 2026
Your LatAm expat and nomad daily guide for July 29: Peru's cabinet is set with a security general at Interior,...
July 29, 2026
Peru-Guatemala FTA Opens Duty-Free Access to US$2 Billion Market
The Peru–Guatemala FTA entered into force on 1 July 2026, slashing tariffs on agro-industrial and manufactured goods and giving Peruvian...
July 29, 2026Peru Eyes Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty as Key Trade User
Lima signals it will accede to the protocol guaranteeing the waterway's permanent neutrality, reinforcing Panama's sovereignty amid US-China friction.
July 29, 2026
Milei-Fujimori Cooperation Vows Trade, Security Push
Argentina's Milei and Peru's President-elect Fujimori met in Lima to upgrade economic and security cooperation, reinforcing a Pacific coast realignment.
July 29, 2026
Kast Opens Agenda with Fujimori Before Xi Visit at APEC
Chile's Kast aligns with Peru's Fujimori on a deregulation and mining investment agenda, balancing a right-leaning Pacific bloc against China's...
July 29, 2026
Fujimori Promises to Lift Peru’s Minimum Wage — but It Has Not Moved
Peru's minimum wage is still S/1,130, about US$332. Keiko Fujimori has promised S/1,300, but no decree has been issued and...
July 29, 2026
Keiko Fujimori Economic Cabinet Names Peru Finance Chief
Peru's President-elect Keiko Fujimori unveils a technocratic economic cabinet, raising questions about how their orthodox profiles align with ambitious.
July 29, 2026
Fujimori Cabinet Picks That Impact Foreigners in Peru
Keiko Fujimori names ex-US-Embassy official Carlos Espá to Foreign Affairs and economist Elmer Cuba to Economy as she begins her...
July 28, 2026