Since the resignation of Evo Morales in 2019, Bolivia has lived through a period of intense political and social instability. The transition of the interim Government of Jeanine Áñez, the return of the MAS with Luis Arce and the recent events involving General Juan José Zúñiga reflect a deeply divided country. Below is an account […]
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Russian Nobel Prize winner Muratov says Navalny’s death is the result of three years of torture
Russian journalist Dmitri Muratov, Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2021, denounced that the death on Friday in prison of the opposition leader Alexei Navalnyis the result of “the torments and torture” to which he was subjected for three years. “It’s terrible news. I am sure that the thrombus (if there was one) is a direct […]
Dollar will remain above S/3.80 until the end of March
The exchange rate closed this Wednesday at S/3.8750, which represented a slight decline of 0.23% compared to Tuesday’s close when it was listed at S/3.8840; However, since January 29—that is, almost three weeks—the currency has been above S/3.80 and could maintain this trend until March, according to Renta4 SAB analysis. Yesterday in the parallel market, […]
Crisis in the Attorney General’s Office: what impact will it have on the Peruvian economy?
The last week of November began with the disclosure of some WhatsApp chats that reveal an exchange of political favors between legislators and operators of the National Prosecutor’s Office, Patricia Benavides, for which she has been accused of leading an alleged criminal organization. One of the concerns of citizens is how much this new crisis […]
One year after his electoral triumph, Petro faces a crisis in his government
The greatest triumph of the Colombian left, the election of Gustavo Petro as president, celebrates his first year with the Government in difficulties to carry out the social transformations fiancees and scandals around them. On June 19, 2022, Petro, candidate of the Historical Pact, reached the zenith of his political career with his election as […]
Ecuadorian unions warn Lasso against possible anti-worker decrees or privatizations
He Unitary Front of Workers (FUT)the most important trade union center in Ecuadorwarned this Thursday with reacting if the Government of William Lassothat Wednesday dissolved parliamentissued laws against workers or privatization of state companies. José Villavicencio, president of FUT, described as “dictatorial” to the Lasso government for having declared the call “cross death”a legal norm […]
How long would a Peruvian survive if they lose their main source of income?
The coronavirus pandemic severely hit the pocket of the family economy in Peru, where more than 70% of the labor force is informal, according to figures from the National Household Survey (Enaho). During this three-year period —interspersed quarantines and habitual political problems—, lThe purchasing power of citizens has been vulnerable to these emergency situations which, […]
Credit outlook and GDP of Peru at risk due to political crisis
Uncertainty. Moody’s warns that it would lower its rating if it persists instability. Economic growth would also fall The social outbreak and the lack of consensus in Congress to determine the date of the new general elections have caused risk rating agencies and multilateral organizations to pay special attention to our country. Thus, the international […]
The World Bank maintains Peru’s growth at 2.6% by 2023
The World Bank estimates that the global economy will no longer grow 3% this year, and now it would do so in 1.7% due to high inflation, the drop in investment and the restrictions inherent to the geopolitical conflict between Russia and Ukraine. With that will get its third lowest rate in almost three decadesbelow […]
Las Bambas lost more than a year and a half of production since it began operations in 2016
As reported by the Minister of Energy and Mines, Oscar Vera, during his visit to Cusco, since Monday morning traffic in the South Road Corridor was normalized to 100%, where the main company affected, Las Bambas, set a record of 57 days of paralyzed production only in 2022, and with it more than a year […]