Check the price of the dollar in Peru today, monday march 21, for buying and selling in the parallel market and in the main banks. The North American currency opens with a price of S / 3.7815, according to the Bloomberg portal. The day of Friday, March 18, the greenback closed with a value of S / 3,782, according to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP).
On the other hand, imports in the first two months of 2022 reached US$9,029 million, which means a growth of 25.8% compared to the same period in 2021. In addition, this figure is the highest in the last 20 years. , according to the Exporters Association Global Business and Economics Research Center HUNDRED-ADEX.
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Dollar price: history in March 2022
Review the historical evolution of price of the dollar in Peru during March 2022. During the last month, the average exchange rate was S/ 3.7416, while the maximum and minimum values marked S/ 3.8059 and S/ 3.6990, respectively.
According to the business association, the items that stood out were the metalworking sector with US$ 2,721 million, reflecting an increase of 4.8% and a participation of 30.1% of the total. It was followed by the chemical category (US$ 1,885 million) with an increase of 39.9% and concentrating 20.9%, and hydrocarbons (US$ 1,322 million).
Among other information, according to Standard & Poor’s (S&P) Peru’s long-term foreign currency debt rating was downgraded from ‘BBB+’ to ‘BBB’ last Friday, March 18, making it the second lowest investment grade rating. This is due to the weakening of investor confidence due to the constant political crises in the country that limit the possibility of prospects for economic growth.
“Prolonged government paralysis reduces the predictability of policy responses, limiting investment and potential growth, in our view. We forecast GDP growth of 2.5% in 2022, after a rebound of 13.3% in 2021, with high dynamism in exports, somewhat offset by moderate investment and consumption,” they explained in their report.
Source: Larepublica
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