In its first economic study on Peru, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) highlighted the macroeconomic strengths of our country; However, he also exposed the shortcomings we have and what challenges the State must face if it wishes to belong to said group. Thus, among its main findings, the OECD indicated that, although […]
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IMF and WB decide to hold their annual meeting in Morocco despite the earthquake
He International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank (WB) announced this Monday that their annual meeting scheduled for October will be held in the Moroccan city of Marrakech, despite being one of the towns impacted by the September 8 earthquake that left 3,000 dead. The president of the WB, Ajay Banga, and the managing […]
6 out of 10 Peruvians find it difficult to make ends meet
6 out of 10 people find it difficult to make ends meet, according to the study ‘1,000 Peruvians say’. The survey carried out between the end of July and the beginning of August 2023 reveals that the increase in prices that make up the basic basket is the main concern in the country. Although price […]
With S/9,300 million they seek to reduce precariousness
Dina Boluarte’s management plans to inject S/9,307 million for social protection over the next year: 19% more than registered in the Opening Institutional Budget (PIA) of 2023, and little more than double that of a decade ago. The main objectives of this specification are to increase the coverage of programs such as Pensión 65, Contigo, […]
Carlos Augusto Oliva Neyra: “The most worrying thing is that poverty is not going to be reduced, quite the contrary”
Between January and May, the GDP contracted 0.49%, which has caused the various entities to revise their estimates downwards, even reaching a growth of just 1%. Faced with this scenario, the former Minister of Economy Carlos Oliva makes an analysis of the economy and the impact that the country will have by having low growth. […]
Transformation of a favela in Brazil: from muddy streets to high-speed Wi-Fi
The “Boca del Sapo” is now called “Favela of Dreams”. In barely a year and a half, this impoverished community in the metropolitan region of Sao Paulo, in Brazilhas gone from splashing in mud streets without any streetlight to having high speed wifi and new name. The change, promoted by a coalition of NGOs and […]
UNDP calls for a pause in the payment of the debt of countries due to the increase in poverty
ANDl United Nations Development Program (UNDP) proposed this Friday to G20 grant some countries a pause in the payment of their public debt so that they can respond to the increase in poverty that has been seen in recent years. In a report, the UNDP warns that between 2020 and 2023 a total of 165 […]
“There is no control”, say Argentines who fight against inflation above 100%
before a inflation that this year could exceed 140%, the Argentines they look for the best price when buying essential goods to protect their income and make ends meet. “I feel that there is no control, that no one controls the prices and that everyone puts the price they want and perhaps managing the same […]
Valparaíso, from a patrimonial jewel to a city in decline and abandoned
Twenty years after being declared a World Heritage Site by the Unescothe Chilean city of Valparaisoknown as “the jewel of the Pacific” and a former bohemian hotbed, today it sports a decadent atmosphere, reflecting a city struck by poverty and abandoned to its fate. In Plaza Echaurren, its historical embryo and heart of the city, […]
Farmer’s Day: in Peru, 4 out of 10 farmers are in poverty
Every June 24, the Day of the Farmer is celebrated at the national level; however, there is little to celebrate. In Peru there are more than 2 million 200,000 farmers grouped in more of 6,200 peasant communities and 1,322 native communities, according to him Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (Midagri). Thus, rural men and […]