Ulises Solís, general manager of Macusani Yellowcakeaffirmed that the nationalization of lithium in Chili It is a call for other producing countries in the region, such as Peru, to capture the trail of investments that it leaves behind. He further revealed that Falchani keeps in his bowels more than the 4.7 million tons that they […]
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Macron, a year of fall, four of uncertainty
One year after his re-election as French president, Emmanuel Macron He has seen the credit with which he won the elections dissipate almost without campaigning and he faces the remaining four years with his lowest popularity ratings and without a majority in the legislative chambers. The pension reform, approved a month ago at the limit […]
BCRP: economy stagnated in the first quarter of 2023
For much of 2022, the Peruvian economy, despite continuing in the positive tranche, tended to slow down. The social conflicts after the failed coup d’état by Pedro Castillo and the police repression of the Dina Boluarte regime before the clamor of a constituent assembly meant that in January of this year the GDP fell 1.12%, […]
BCRP reduced GDP growth to 2.6% and private investment would now fall 0.5%
Due to the economic impact of the protests and the intense rains caused by Cyclone Yaku, the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP) revised downward its macroeconomic projections for 2023. Thus, the monetary entity reduced from 2.9% to 2.6% the growth of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the current year. This expected lower dynamism […]
Alterations in a new night of protests in France
The spontaneous demonstrations that took place this Wednesday in various cities of France for the seventh consecutive night in protest against the pension reform approved last Monday by the French Government have led to new disputes. The high point was once again Paris, where unofficially called demonstrations took place in various parts of the city, […]
Agricultural exports would have lost almost US$300 million
So far this year, Peruvian agro-exports have lost around US$300 million as a result of the persistent social unrest in the country, and this figure could increase due to Cyclone Yaku, which affects almost 20 regions, and an eventual phenomenon of coastal childaccording to Gabriel Amaro, executive director of the Association of Agricultural Producers Guilds […]
BCRP: social protests would have impacted GDP in February by two percentage points
Because the social protests during the second month of the year they occurred to a lesser extent than in the previous months, the economic blow in Peru has also been reduced. According to the Central Reserve Bank of Peru (BCRP), the impact on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for February would be around two percentage […]
Strike and protests after railway tragedy that left 57 dead in Greece
A strike paralyzed rail traffic on Thursday Greece and the protests multiplied against a sector that accumulates “failures”, as the government admitted after the frontal collision of two trains that left at least 57 dead. Nearly 700 protesters gathered outside the headquarters of the Hellenic Train rail operator in Athens to express their outrage at […]
Carlos Oliva: “Growth is slowed down by a lack of confidence”
Former Minister of Economy maintained that economic growth will be greatly affected by the fear of private companies in investing due to the protests. “The main one has to do with the lack of confidence of private investment in the economy. It is very likely that it will decrease again, as it did last year, […]
Thousands of Mexicans protest against electoral reform promoted by López Obrador
Yesterday the Mexican opposition carried out protests in various cities of the country against a controversial electoral reform promoted by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador that, according to the protesters, puts the 2024 general elections at risk. Last Wednesday, the Senate, dominated by the ruling party Morena and his allies, completed the approval of a […]