Peru’s Mining Boom Kicks Off 2025 with a 28% Export Surge
Peru’s mining exports soared 28% in January 2025 hitting $3.989 billion the country’s mining oil and energy trade group. Analysis...
March 26, 2025Section
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Peru Sets 2026 Election Date Amid Security Crisis and Record Disapproval
Peru sets 2026 election date amid security crisis and political instability. Analysis of candidates and implications for Andean markets.
March 26, 2025
Peru’s President Names New Interior Minister as Crime Wave Grips Nation
Peru’s President Dina Boluarte appointed Julio Díaz Zulueta as Interior Minister on March 24, 2025, tasking the retired police general...
March 25, 2025
Peru’s $24 Billion Agriculture Irrigation Push Aims to Outpace Mining by 2050
Peru’s government launches a $24 billion irrigation portfolio, Minister Ángel Manero announces at a press conference on March 24, 2025....
March 24, 2025
Peru’s Primax Sells to Saudi Aramco, Shifts South America’s Fuel Game
Saudi Aramco, the world’s top oil producer, acquires Primax, a Peruvian fuel distributor, for $3.5 billion, insiders reveal today. The...
March 24, 2025
U.K. and Peru Seal Tax Deal to Boost Trade and Investment
The British Ambassador to Peru Gavin Cook confirms that the UK and Peru will sign a Double Taxation Agreement soon....
March 21, 2025
Communist Party of China Delegation Visits Peru Amid Strengthening Bilateral Relations
A delegation from the Communist Party of China, led by Ma Hui, visited Peru from Sunday to Tuesday. Ma Hui,...
March 19, 2025
Peru Considers Death Penalty for Hitmen as Singer’s Murder Sparks Emergency Declaration
Peruvian President Dina Boluarte announced Monday that she seriously considers implementing the death penalty. Coverage and analysis from The Rio...
March 18, 2025
Peru Declares Emergency in Lima as Singer’s Murder Highlights Extortion Crisis
The Peruvian government announced a state of emergency in Lima and Callao province Sunday night following a wave of violence...
March 17, 2025