For approximately five hours, the President of the Republic, Dina Boluarte, recapitulated the achievements of her Government in different areas and outlined the path of the projects to be developed both in this second semester and in the coming years, highlighting the execution of different works, the creation of the Ministry of Infrastructure, the increase […]
Tag: Lima Chamber of Commerce
56% of Peruvians cannot choose the payment method
Although digital transactions are positioned as the favorite option for many, in Peru there is still a reticent market that does not give consumers the freedom to choose the payment method of their preference at physical points of sale. In this sense, 56% have been forced to prioritize cash, according to the study by Minsait […]
Uneven reactivation for Mother’s Day
Today, as Mother’s Day is celebrated nationwide, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) expect growth of up to 20%, according to estimates by the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL), while the merchants of the Gamarra emporium, Mostly micro and small businesses (MSEs), they barely managed to reach 50% of their pre-pandemic sales levels. The CCL Small […]
Rosa Bueno: “Equalizing postnatal rest would be an advance to reduce the gaps”
Among all the great unions in our country, Rosa Bueno de Lercari is the only female president. On her day, the head of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL) is confident that protecting girls and workers from harassment, training them and making their successes visible will contribute to reducing the gaps in the Peruvian business […]
Beer ISC will rise S/0.10 in March and July
Yesterday the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) confirmed that the modification of the selective consumption tax (ISC) for beer will be applied gradually. From the current S/2.31 it will go to S/2.41 in March and S/2.51 in July, that is, it will rise S/0.10 in each section, according to Supreme Decree No. 014-2024-EF. The […]
Tax simplification for mypes on standby after changes in the MEF
The departure of former Minister of Economy and Finance Alex Contreras has put at risk not only the pension reform – whose joint project with SBS and BCRP is being debated with his peers in Congress – but also the paralysis of the so-called tax regime simplification reform, which had micro and small businesses (mype) […]
They urge the BCRP to further reduce the reference interest rate
With the pandemic, the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) raised the reference interest rate to the 0% threshold to make credit cheaper and re-boost the economy; However, the overflow of liquidity—aggravated by global factors such as the Russia-Ukraine war—raised the inflation to levels not seen in more than 20 years. The interest rate, before […]
Informality in business reached its highest peak in 8 years
Informality in business reached its highest point in the last 8 years: of 9.1 million businesses, 5.5 million are not registered with Sunat, according to the Institute of Economics and Business Development of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL). This figure is alarming because it shows a progressive increase (see graph) of irregular work in […]
Mother’s Day: 49% of online shoppers will spend more than S/500 on this date
The next Mother’s Day, 49% of Peruvian online shoppers will invest amounts greater than S/500 for this celebration. In addition, sales in this modality will grow by 20% compared to the same campaign in 2022, estimates the Chamber of Commerce of Lima (CCL). The head of the CCL Digital Transformation Center, Jaime Montenegroexplained that, of […]
CCL: economy would grow only 2% due to slowdown in four sectors
The Institute of Economics and Business Development (IEDEP) of the Lima Chamber of Commerce (CCL) aligned itself with the other institutions and revised downward the growth of the Peruvian economy for 2023, from 2.4% to only 2%. This lower projection is supported by the meager performance of the Domestic Gross Product (GDP) during the first […]