Dollar price today in Peru: what is the exchange rate for this Friday, January 13

The Ocoña dollar, also known as the informal exchange rate, refers to the “street dollar” that is bought and sold in the parallel market or exchange houses.

Its name is given in reference to the Ocoña jirón, located in downtown Lima, where the first exchange houses were installed in the eighties.

How come Peru has one of the best and most stable economies in Latin America? This is due to the strategy applied by the Central Reserve Bank called “dirty float”. So the bank can manage the value of the currency and alleviate the side effects.

The Minister of Economy and Finance, Alex Contreras, during the presentation of the Con Punche Peru plan, pointed out that poverty in 2022 had no reduction as a result of inflation and the low progress of the economies. In this way, more than 8 million Peruvians would remain in a situation of vulnerability and poverty.

“On 2022 poverty will probably not be reduced due to the impact of higher inflation and lower growth. The objective of Impulso Perú and Con Punche Perú is to recover and boost the speed of growth of the Peruvian economy with specific interventions,” said the Minister of Economy and Finance.

The exchange rate closed on the rise this Friday, January 13, with S/3.8140, reported the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).

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The price of the dollar today in Peru opens the day at S/3.7958, according to the Bloomberg portal. This value shows an increase compared to Thursday’s close, when the North American currency stood at S/ 3.7870.

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The dollar begins today at S/3.77 for purchase and S/3.80 for sale, according to the portal cuántoestáeldólar.pe.

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The exchange rate is the price of the dollar in any country, which is divided into buying and selling, said Jorge Carrillo Acosta, an expert in Finance from Pacífico Business School.

“We are a country that is highly dependent on the exchange rate. A large part of our economy is associated with imported goods that are purchased in dollars,” emphasized Jorge Luis Ojeda.

For example, the country buys wheat at the cost of foreign currency and the food in the livestock industry depends on that, in addition to the preparation of bread and derivatives. That, at the same time, influences the basic family basket. A similar scenario occurs with fuel, which is also purchased from the international market.