2021 was a challenging year for Peruvian companies, despite this, the country’s economy showed sustained growth, mainly supported by strategic sectors, such as mass consumption and retail (+17.8%), transport and logistics (+17.7%), mining (+7.5%), telecommunications (+7.6%) and banking and insurance (+5.9%), as shown in the technical report on national production presented by the National Institute […]
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100% capacity: establishments do not comply with protocols
Yesterday was the first day that the establishments began to operate with 100% capacity. The Government’s provision will generate an economic movement of domestic consumption and tourism for more than US$300 million, according to calculations by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur). However, these spaces must require the use of masks, a KN95 […]
Establishments will operate with 100% capacity from today
The Government eliminated from today the capacity limits that governed in closed establishments at the national level. The measure was made official through a supreme decree published yesterday in the official newspaper El Peruano. The decision of the Executive, which was initially announced by the head of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (Mincetur), […]
Generic drug shortage continues
The shortage of generic medicines considered essential against COVID-19 continues in various drugstores and pharmacies in metropolitan Lima. For example, La República confirmed that in Inkafarma and Mifarma from av. Los Chancas (Santa Anita) do not have stock of paracetamol in any presentation. In the case of the first, there is only azithromycin at S/ […]
They ask to regulate prices of essential medicines against COVID-19
As expected, in a context of the third wave of the pandemic, various users reported a lack of generics in drugstores and pharmacies, mainly those related to the treatment of COVID-19. And that, on the contrary, establishments are offering brand name drugs that cost up to 10 times more. In that line, the General Directorate […]
Coronavirus in Peru: shortage of generic drugs in the middle of the third wave
By Christian Alcalá P./ URPI-LR In recent days, citizens have been reporting shortages and price increases of generic drugs, which has been revealed by the Indecopi Special Monitoring Center (CEMI), which asked suppliers to respect consumer protection and defense standards and to comply with their obligations. Given this fact, the Inkafarma and Mifarma drugstore and […]
Conglomerates and restaurants will serve 60%
The Government authorized raising from 40% to 60% the capacity for restaurants and commercial conglomerates in regions classified as high risk by the third wave of COVID-19. In this classification are Lima and Callao, among other provinces. Through Supreme Decree No. 005-2022 published in the extraordinary edition of the newspaper El Peruano, The Executive made […]
Curfew increase will continue despite claims
From the Foreign Trade Society (ComexPerú) and the Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Related (Now) they urged the Government to relax the restrictive measures taken with the arrival of the third wave of COVID-19, since these would hinder their economic activities . However, the head of the Ministry of Health (Minsa), Hernando Cevallos, announced yesterday […]
Coronavirus in Peru: unions ask to encourage vaccination before more curfews
The Foreign Trade Society (Comex Peru) He asked the Government to re-evaluate the curfew plan and, instead, speed up vaccination with an emphasis on the third dose, in addition to overseeing compliance with protocols for gauging, distancing and use of a mask. According to a study by Apoyo Consultoría, prepared at the request of Comex, […]
Capacity in restaurants and stores is reduced to 50% before the third wave of COVID-19
The Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) On Wednesday, it decided to reduce the capacity for economic activities in Metropolitan Lima after classifying it as a high-risk region during the third wave of COVID-19. In detail, in casinos and slot machines, gyms, cinemas and performing arts the capacity will be 40%, as in general […]