From the Private Council of Competitiveness They assure that Peru is in a delicate context due to the increase in inflation, the fall in household income and the loss of economic dynamism in the last 18 months, as well as the rise in poverty and social conflict, factors that make it difficult to “close the […]
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Huánuco and Cajamarca are the regions with the highest absolute poverty
Leaving monetary poverty aside, the regions where the scarcity of basic services such as health, education, and housing —that is, multidimensional poverty— affects more Peruvians are Loreto (58.6%), Huánuco (57%), Ucayali (49.8%) and Cajamarca (49.5%), according to Enaho figures. In this regard, from ComexPerú, it is noted that The situation is worrisome in Huánuco and […]
More than 12 million Peruvians do not have access to education, health and housing
There are 12.1 million Peruvians who do not have access to education, health care and quality housing at the end of 2022, according to ComexPerú. The accumulation of these deprivations is measured within multidimensional poverty and covers 35.8% of the population. Although there was a setback compared to the 38.9% seen in 2021, the indicator […]
Javier Herrera Zúñiga: “There is more hunger in Lima than in the regional sphere”
— What does the increase in poverty levels imply? Is it a slap on the wrist to the flow of the economy? You have to understand what happened to see the problem in a disaggregated way. We see differentiated regional dynamics. For example, in the rural area Poverty in 2022 is at its lowest historical […]
INEI: 1 in 3 Peruvians is at risk of falling into poverty
The monetary poverty in Peru it went from 25.9% in 2021 to 27.5% at the end of 2022, increasing by 1.6 percentage points from one period to another. Thus, a total of 9 million 184,000 Peruvians are considered poor, according to a report from the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI). In addition, within […]
Poverty rises and affects almost a third of Peruvians
He Executive confirmed what was an open secret: poverty increased during 2022, after no progress was made in terms of reducing and fighting this scourge. Thus, the number of citizens in a situation of vulnerability rose compared to the previous year (2021), where it was estimated that more than 8 million Peruvians were still precarious. […]
Optimism of the MEF is not felt in homes in the country
This past week, the Government, through the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), reduced the estimated GDP growth for this year from 3.5% to 2.5%. Likewise, the private investment (a key indicator) would close, for the second consecutive year, with a fall of 0.5%. Despite this lower growth, Alex Contreras, head of the MEF, stressed […]
World Bank: a third of Peruvians would continue in poverty
With the pandemic, Poverty in Peru reached 30% of the population —almost 10 million citizens— and after the statistical rebound of 2021, it fell to 25.9% —just over 8 million people. Despite the qualities and strengths of our economy highlighted on more than one occasion by the Government, it is difficult to return to the […]
The UN recommends that Peru help Venezuelan migrants to get out of poverty
The million and a half Venezuelan citizens represent “a potential and great asset” for Peru, according to the resident coordinator of the UN in Peru, Igor Garafulic. The regime of Dina Boluarte launched this Friday the National Development and Social Inclusion Policy (PNDIS) by 2030, which seeks to reduce poverty to 15% in seven years […]
World Bank: Peru has a very limited system to reduce poverty
In fiscal matters, taxes and direct transfers, reforms still need to be carried out, since we are at a disadvantage compared to other countries in the region. Although Peru still has macroeconomic strengths to remain stable despite the risk of global recession —in the face of inflation and the tightening of monetary policies in large […]