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Marco Aquino

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Unemployment dips in Latin America in 2024, but inequality gap grows, ILO says

Unemployment in Latin America and the Caribbean likely fell in 2024, but the inequality gap continued to widen, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a

Unemployment dips in Latin America in 2024, but inequality gap grows, ILO says
Americas|Business|Economy

Peru's dollar mountain lets sol currency shine among Latam peers

Peru's sol has become Latin America's most stable currency, shaking off political turmoil in the nation that's had five presidents in as many years and seen deadly

Peru's dollar mountain lets sol currency shine among Latam peers
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Peru plans bond sales to finance ballooning fiscal deficit, minister says

Peru, the world's no. 2 copper exporter, plans to issue up to three sovereign bonds this year to finance its ballooning fiscal deficit after economic growth edged

Peru plans bond sales to finance ballooning fiscal deficit, minister says
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Peru port conflict escalates as Chinese firm insists on original terms

The Chinese state-owned company at the center of a dispute over operations of a megaport it is building on Peru's Pacific coast insisted on Tuesday on terms agreed

Peru port conflict escalates as Chinese firm insists on original terms
Americas|Economy|News|World

Peru's poverty rate ticks up for second straight year

Peru's poverty rate rose again last year, official data showed on Thursday, as South America's fourth biggest nation struggles to emerge from a painful recession amid

Peru's poverty rate ticks up for second straight year
Americas|Crime|News|World

Peru authorities investigate president as brother arrested

Peruvian authorities said on Friday that they had launched an investigation into President Dina Boluarte for disbanding a special police force that had been

Peru authorities investigate president as brother arrested
Americas|News|Videos|World

Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Peru, no deaths reported

A powerful earthquake of magnitude of 7.0 struck near the coast in southern Peru's Arequipa region on Friday, local officials said, adding no

Americas|Economy

Peru economy expands in April, highest growth in over 30 months

Peru's gross domestic product expanded 5.28% in April from a year earlier, the government's INEI statistics agency said on Saturday, the highest

Peru economy expands in April, highest growth in over 30 months
Asia|Economy|News|World

Peru PM says boost in China's investments will not prompt US 'resentment'

Peru's government does not expect an upcoming trip by President Dina Boluarte to China or the increase in investments by Chinese firms in the Andean nation to cause "

Peru PM says boost in China's investments will not prompt US 'resentment'
Americas|Business|Economy

Southern Copper to restart development of Peru mine on Monday -document

Peruvian copper producer Southern Copper, controlled by Grupo Mexico, plans on Monday to restart development of the long-postponed Tia Maria project, according to an

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Along Peru's mining corridor, Big Copper faces a snarl of trucks

Surging copper prices this year have brought startling growth in the number of trucks carrying copper from illegal mines in Peru, jamming roads, causing accidents and

Along Peru's mining corridor, Big Copper faces a snarl of trucks
Arts|Science|World

In Peru, remains of wealthy pre-Inca people unearthed at ancient capital

Archaeologists in Peru have discovered the remains of what is believed to be wealthy members of the Chimu civilization, a pre-Inca society that thrived for centuries

In Peru, remains of wealthy pre-Inca people unearthed at ancient capital
Americas|News|World

Peru's convict ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 85, aims to run again

Alberto Fujimori, 85, who governed Peru with an iron fist for a decade and fled the country amid corruption scandals and human rights violations

Peru's convict ex-president Alberto Fujimori, 85, aims to run again
Americas|Environment|News|World

Uncontacted tribe sighted in Peruvian Amazon where loggers are active

Rare images of the Mashco Piro, an uncontacted Indigenous tribe in the remote Peruvian Amazon, were published on Tuesday by Survival International, showing dozens of

Uncontacted tribe sighted in Peruvian Amazon where loggers are active
Americas|Crime|World

Drug traffickers take hold in Peru's Amazon as Indigenous leader killed

An Indigenous group in Peru's Amazon is saying drug traffickers are taking hold of the jungle after its leader was found dead earlier this week.

Drug traffickers take hold in Peru's Amazon as Indigenous leader killed
Americas|Economy|News|World

Peru president upbeat on economy, plans to call elections by April

Peru's President Dina Boluarte was upbeat about the country's economy in an independence day speech to Congress, predicting higher-than-expected economic growth and

Peru president upbeat on economy, plans to call elections by April
News

As Peru buries Fujimori, a complex tussle over his legacy

Hero? Murderer? Savior? Villain?

As Peru buries Fujimori, a complex tussle over his legacy
Americas|Business|Economy

Peru's rebounding economy to grow 3.1% this year, cenbank forecasts

Peru's central bank expects that the Andean nation's economy will grow 3.1% this year and a further 3.0% in 2025, it said in a report on Friday, maintaining

Peru's rebounding economy to grow 3.1% this year, cenbank forecasts
Americas|Environment|World

Record wildfires ravage Peru's ecosystems and wildlife

A record number of fires tore through Peru over the past few weeks, wreaking havoc across the country's ecosystems as grasslands, dry forests,

Record wildfires ravage Peru's ecosystems and wildlife
Americas|Business|Crime|Political|World

Peru ex-President Toledo convicted of bribe-taking, sentenced to 20 years in prison

Peruvian former President Alejandro Toledo was convicted of taking bribes from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht and sentenced to 20 years and six months in prison

Peru ex-President Toledo convicted of bribe-taking, sentenced to 20 years in prison
Americas|Crime|World

Peru bus drivers strike disrupts Lima amid rising crime concerns

Bus drivers in Peru, angry over violent attacks and extortion, went on strike on Wednesday for the third time in less than a month, disrupting the country's sprawling

Peru bus drivers strike disrupts Lima amid rising crime concerns
Americas|Business|Economy|Finance|US

Peru and China to sign strengthened free-trade agreement in Xi's APEC visit

Peru and China will sign an

Peru and China to sign strengthened free-trade agreement in Xi's APEC visit
Americas|Economy|US

In South America, Trump already losing a trade battle with China

In South American copper giant Peru, the incoming Donald Trump White House will find itself already on the losing side in a trade battle

In South America, Trump already losing a trade battle with China
Education|World

Security tightens in Lima as Peru prepares to host APEC summit

Schools and universities were closed, public employees worked from home and security forces blanketed Peru's capital on Monday on the eve of a gathering of world

Asia|Food

Quinoa, ceviche and Chinese fusion on menu as Peru hosts Biden, Xi

Peru is hoping its famous cuisine will live up to its reputation at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum, serving world leaders its iconic ceviche, quinoa and

Quinoa, ceviche and Chinese fusion on menu as Peru hosts Biden, Xi

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