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Exit polls show Kuczynski edged Fujimori in Peru’s election

While the election is too early to call, exit polls indicate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski will…

  • News

Fujimori and Kuczynski seen tied one day before Peru’s election

Recent polls show frontrunner Keiko Fujimori’s lead over Pedro Pablo Kuczynski has closed in the…

  • Economy

Peru ad agency awarded for low-priced concrete campaign

Cement company Unacem and the Carne ad agency won Peru’s 2016 Grand Effie advertising award…

  • News

Peru to extradite soccer boss to US on FIFA corruption charges

A court in Peru has approved the extradition of former Peruvian Soccer Federation (FPF) director…

  • Business

Hedge fund sues Peru for $1.6 billion over agrarian bonds

Gramercy Funds Management has filed a $1.6 billion claim against Peru for its refusal to…

  • Opinion

Fujimorismo hardball: flashback or preview?

Peru’s politics took an ugly and familiar turn when Keiko Fujimori’s Popular Force party caused a media…

  • Economy

Peru inflation slowly declining toward central bank’s target

Inflation data in Peru showed prices in May picked up slightly since April but continued…

  • News

This is Peru’s Fujimori-controlled Congress for 2016-2021

Below is the complete list of Peru’s 130 legislators organized by party and state who will…

  • Lima

No end in sight for martial law in Lima port district

Peru has extended a state of emergency to prolong martial law in Lima’s port district…

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Peru leftist Veronika Mendoza endorses Kuczynski

Veronika Mendoza, leftist candidate who did not qualify for a runoff in Peru’s 2016 election,…

  • Lima

UFC fighter Valentina Shevchenko’s trainer shot in Lima

Russian citizen Pavel Fedotov, trainer of UFC fighter Valentina Shevchenko, was shot during an armed robbery…

  • News

Fujimori wins debates, builds lead one week from Peru election

Presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori built a significant lead over Pedro Pablo Kuczynski just one week…

  • News

Peru news program cancelled over Fujimori party scandal

Peru’s Panamericana television network has cancelled one of its news programs after it broadcast an edited…

  • Business

Peru mobile-payment system aims to expand access to finance

Peru’s new digital wallet, Bim, has attracted almost 80,000 users in its first three months…

  • Lima

Illegal mining renders vast areas uninhabitable in Lima outskirts

Illegal miners of construction materials create sprawling quarries which render vast expanses of land uninhabitable…