Peru
PERU: Rate cut seeks to boost domestic demand
The central bank yesterday cut its benchmark lending rate by 100 basis points, to 2% -- the sixth...
PeruPERU: Government faces fresh protests
A group known as the National Front for Life and Sovereignty today begins three days of protests...
PeruPERU: Falling consumer prices spur rate cuts
Consumer prices last month fell 0.34% -- the largest decline since May 2006 -- the national...
PeruLATIN AMERICA: UN reports cocaine supply reduction
The UN World Drug Report was published on June 24. The report points to an 8% fall in cocaine...
PERU: Presidential backtrack defuses ethnic conflict
Congress on June 18 voted to annul legislative decrees 1090 and 1064. A government about-turn on...
PeruPERU: Recession takes toll on growth
One of Latin America's fastest growing economies in recent years has seen growth cut abruptly. ...
PeruPERU: Garcia message is conciliatory
In a televised address, President Alan Garcia yesterday expressed regret for clashes between...
PeruLATIN AMERICA: Crisis may provoke sharp policy shifts
Global financial crises have traditionally triggered radical policy shifts in Latin America. The...
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