The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) appointed Luis Guillermo Grimaldo Parra Casas as head of the Pension Standardization Office (ONP). This after accepting the resignation of Walter Efraín Borja Rojas, who held the position since September of last year. Since September of this year, Parra Casas has been the general manager of the National […]
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Kurt Burneo: “Peru’s investment grade has not been lowered
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) affirmed that Peru continues to be the country with the second best credit rating in the region, after the rating agency Fitch Ratings kept it at BBB, which corresponds to a grade of investment. However, given the review by the international rating agency of the credit outlook for […]
MEF: Who is Kurt Burneo, the new Minister of the Economy portfolio?
Kurt Johnny Burneo Farfan takes over the portfolio Economy after being sworn in on the last Friday, August 5, in the plenary session of the Government Palace. In this way, Burneo becomes the third minister of this sector in Pedro Castillo’s mandate, since he was preceded by Pedro Francke and Oscar Graham. There are several […]
The AFPs seek that the State contributes to pensions
The Association of AFPs (AAFP) held a meeting at the Government Palace with President Pedro Castillo to support their proposals for a possible reform of the pension system. According to Giovanna Prialé, president of the AAFP, the aim is to achieve a reform in which access to a decent retirement prevails regardless of the employment […]
Executive appointed former minister Waldo Mendoza as a member of the Fiscal Council
The Executive, through RS No. 005-2022-EF, appointed the former Minister of Economy and Finance, Waldo Mendoza, as a member of the Fiscal Council, for a period of four years. “This Supreme Resolution is endorsed by the Minister of Economy and Finance”, states the rule published today in the newspaper El Peruano. Waldo Mendoza served as […]
The opinions that will define the future of Majes Siguas II in Arequipa
After four years, the outcome of addendum 13 for Majes Siguas II, a halted project that seeks to irrigate 38,500 hectares for agro-export, will be known. The members of the Regional Council of Arequipa (CRA) will decide this Friday the 25th whether or not to allow Governor Kimmerlee Gutiérrez to sign. The proposal proposes to […]
Payment schedule 2022: how to collect State salaries and pensions
On December 26 of last year, through Vice Ministerial Resolution 004-2021-EF/52.01, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) approved the Annual salary and pension collection schedule of the State for fiscal year 2022. The rule also authorized the payment of pensions corresponding to decree law (DL) 19990, financed from the budget of the Office of […]
Reactiva Peru registers delinquency ratio of 1.3%
Yesterday afternoon, the head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), oscar grahamreported that delinquency in loans from the Reactiva Peru program amounts to 1.3%. “To date, the delinquency ratio of the program (Reactiva Peru) is 1.3%, ostensibly lower than in loans to micro and small businesses, which are around 7.7%”, he stressed. It […]
Growth of 2021 in 13% and leaves base to advance in 2022
Today the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) will publish the official figures of the evolution of the national gross domestic product (GDP) during 2021. The consensus of the economic agents is that the result would be 13%, which explains, in terms macroeconomicwhich managed to exceed pre-pandemic levels. According to the projections of the […]
Betty Sotelo Bazán appointed as Vice Minister of Finance of the MEF
The Executive Branch, through Supreme Resolution No. 003-2022-EF published today in the official newspaper El Peruano, appointed Betty Arminda Sotelo Bazán as the new Deputy Minister of Finance of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). The official will replace Gustavo Guerra García, whose resignation was made official on February 10. The new head of […]