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 […]
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Chicken cost does not decrease in markets: what is its price and why did it increase?
The basic necessity product has maintained its high price for 3 months. The representative of the Defense Front of the Avelino Cáceres de Arequipa commercial platform explains the reason for its rise. With information from Wilder Pari/ URPI-LR The price of chicken continues high in the markets of Arequipa and at the national level. According […]
Peru loses S/124 million due to stoppage of tin mine
Collateral damage. Since January 11, Minsur suspended operations at the San Rafael mine due to blockades and threats. According to company calculations, they stopped selling concentrate for S/472 million; of that figure, the country corresponded to S/124 million. 45 days ago, the San Rafael mining unit did not produce a single gram of tin concentrate. […]
GDP is slowing down due to protests, BCRP and IMF agree
Wake up call. International organization reduced growth estimate to 2.4% and asks the Government resolve the political crisis. While the issuing entity warns that the greatest negative impact is being observed in the southern regions. A loss of US$600 million is estimated due to the entry of fewer tourists. Since December of last year, Peru […]
Guilds ask to declare tourism in Cusco an emergency and protect Machu Picchu
The Technical Advisory Collective of the Private Sector of Tourism petitioned the Mincetur that this measure is executed for the financial rescue of the operators of the productive sector due to losses of S/ 13 million a day. He political conflict which concatenates with the protests and the road blockade has put the sector Tourism […]
Markets and faucets of Madre de Dios stocked up
Road release in the Laberinto sector, on the Interoceanic highway, allows the region of Mother of God back to normal. Mother of God. After several weeks of shortages, gas stations and markets serve as normal, although users fear a new shortage due to the appearance of new blockades in some points of the interoceanic highway. […]
Puno lost S/ 166 million in January
In red. Companies are without income due to protests caused by the political crisis. Businessmen ask for a solution. By: Zenaida Zea The political crisis facing the country and the lack of a conciliatory attitude on the part of the government of President Dina Boluarte and Congress, are exacerbating the negative impacts on the economy […]
Collection fell almost 4% in January and has been in the red for three consecutive months
Low start to the year. Lower economic growth and tax facilities granted by the Government to mitigate the impact of the protests on the mypes influenced the result. In January of this year, the tax revenues of the National Government reached S/13,387 million, which represents a drop of 3.8% compared to the same month last […]
“More than 50% of small businesses are on their way to bankruptcy due to the crisis in the country”
The political crisis that the country is experiencing is putting the business sector in check. Large, medium and small companies are being affected, according to the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Arequipa, Luis Caballero. For the businessman, the solution to this crisis is to pacify the country. The mining companies in […]
Midagri: 35% of agricultural exports would be at risk due to protests
Since the protests began, losses in the agricultural sector have exceeded S/1 billion. Of this amount, S/402 million correspond to agribusiness, according to the Vice Minister of Development of Family Agriculture and Agrarian Infrastructure. The road blocks and stoppages as a consequence of the protests that are carried out in different regions of the country […]