Peru
PERU: Central bank manages inflation expectations
The central bank board yesterday increased its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points, to...
PeruPERU: Domestic demand drives inflation
Monthly consumer prices rose 0.36% in July, taking annual inflation to 1.82%, the National...
PeruPERU: Cold emergency has electoral implications
The government on Saturday declared a 60-day state of emergency in 16 of the country's 24 regions...
PeruLATIN AMERICA: ECLAC sees strong growth this year
Growth in Latin America and the Caribbean will reach 5.2% in 2010, slowing to 3.8% in 2011,...
Latin AmericaPERU: Fujimori is well placed in presidential race
Keiko Fujimori, former first lady and daughter of imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori...
PeruPERU: Overheating concerns drive rate rise
The central bank board yesterday raised its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points, to 2% --...
PeruLATIN AMERICA: Glacial melt causes water stress
New research on tropical glaciers in the Andes confirms that they are receding rapidly, due...
Latin AmericaLATIN AMERICA: UN reports lower Andean coca output
The Colombian authorities' clampdown on drugs production seems to be having positive effects. ...
Latin America
