Peru’s Central Bank revising its growth forecast downward for 2021 to 10.7%
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Peruvian Central Reserve Bank (BCR) on Friday, March 19th, projected that Peruvian economy would...
March 20, 2021Topic
Peru
Truckers in Peru threaten largest strike in a decade
The Peruvian cargo and passenger transport union urged the government to meet its demands or the indefinite strike that began...
March 18, 2021
Peru’s exports grew 10.6% in January 2021 -Central Bank
Peruvian traditional exports totaled US$2.957 billion in January 2021, marking a 10.6% expansion over the same month of 2020, mainly...
March 18, 2021
Peru’s Opus Dei presidential candidate wears a sackcloth “to keep his desires in check”
Peru’s Rafael López Aliaga, an ultra-conservative member of Opus Dei who practices celibacy and says he wears a sackcloth to...
March 18, 2021
Peru presidential election front-runner vows to spread mining wealth, cut natural gas prices
Peru’s populist presidential front-runner Yonhy Lescano plans to renegotiate a fairer distribution of mining wealth if elected to lead the...
March 17, 2021
Peru’s GDP down by 0.98% in January 2021
The national production decreased 0.98% in January 2021 despite the positive variation reached in December 2020, the National Institute of...
March 15, 2021
Peru’s tourism industry protests in the streets and demands sector reactivation
In protest against the measures they consider unfair for its reactivation -which include deferrals, reduced capacity and schedules, as well...
March 15, 2021
Peruvian trade surplus reaches US$997 million in January 2021
The trade balance registered a surplus of US$997 million in January 2021 —an amount US$704 million higher than that registered...
March 14, 2021
International tourists no longer required to quarantine upon arrival in Peru
The Peruvian government announced that mandatory quarantine for foreign travelers entering the country will be lifted, although flights of over...
March 13, 2021