Minister José Arista indicated that with the results of the economy last year, poverty would have fallen to two percentage points. The head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), José Arista projected that monetary poverty should decrease up to 2 percentage points with the recovery of the economy In 2024. “We have some […]
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Political uncertainty drives away investments and confidence
The International Monetary Fund maintained its growth forecasts for Peru at 2.5% for this year and 2.7% for 2025. And, although the economy “is recovering” after the effects of the El Niño phenomenon and the social unrest of early 2023, the IMF recognizes that the “persistent political uncertainty” decreases “the appetite to carry out the […]
Latindadd: We must work to increase tax revenue that does not leave the population unprotected
The Latin American Network for Economic and Social Justice (Latindadd) warned that the public policies proposed by the Peruvian Government to reduce the new poverty rates have no correlation with the cuts announced to maintain its fiscal deficit ceiling. We stop because 29% of the population is poor and 31.4% can fall into poverty just […]
More than 1.9 million Peruvians cannot cover their minimum expenses for food
According to a recent report from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), 5.7% of Peruvians are in extreme poverty; That is, around 1.9 million Peruvians cannot cover their basic food basket, “a worrying figure that denotes a situation of food insecurity in thousands of Peruvian families,” said Jessica Huamán, dean of the College […]
INEI: The number of households headed by women increases
According to the report on the evolution of poverty in Peru carried out by the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), poor nuclear households headed by women presented an increase of three percentage points compared to 2019, reaching 57 .2% in 2023. It is also observed that within these nuclear households led by women, […]
José Arista on the rise in poverty: “Suddenly something could have been done”
After knowing the figures from the latest report from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI) on monetary poverty in Peru, the head of the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), José Arista, blamed climate change and protests for the increase. of poverty, stating that “suddenly something could have been done. According to data […]
Official poverty figure in Peru went from 27.5 to 29% in 2023
There are 9.7 million Peruvians who could not afford the minimum essential services. In rural areas, the total number of extreme poor rose to 16.2%. Join the WhatsApp channel Price of the dollar today in Peru: what is the exchange rate for this Thursday, May 9 Banco de la Nación payment schedule: review the dates […]
Poverty in Peru: World Bank places this indicator at 32.2% in 2022
According to the latest update from the World Bank, poverty in Peru, at the end of 2022, covered 32.2% of compatriots, while 39.4% of Peruvians were located in the line of vulnerability. The first indicator remains above three points compared to 2019 and the second above two points, also in reference to the pre-pandemic period. […]
CADE 2023: some Peruvians need S/11 to leave poverty, according to Julio Velarde
The BCRP president argued that GDP growth is crucial to reducing poverty. He insists that the Executive undertake reforms to recover potential. Join the La República WhatsApp channel Price of the dollar today in Peru: what is the exchange rate for this Thursday, November 16? Banco de la Nación payment schedule: look at the November […]
This year there will be fewer opportunities to reduce poverty, warns the MEF
2022 left 9.1 million Peruvians in poverty, and as anticipated The Republicfor this year it would again reach a third of the population, considering that the GDP will close close to 1%. The Minister of Economy and Finance, Alex ContrerasAfter acknowledging that the GDP will rise just 1.1% this 2023, he pointed out that this […]