Peru govt prepares for fight with Congress over tax cut
Peru’s government will include a controversial cut to the national sales tax in its request for decree…
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Peru’s formalization plan does not touch labor regulation
Peru’s new finance minister outlined his plan to boost formalization in labor markets, which does…
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Kuczynski outlines plan for Peru in inaugural address
In his first Message to the Nation, President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski promised running water, infrastructure,…
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Illegal mining renders vast areas uninhabitable in Lima outskirts
Illegal miners of construction materials create sprawling quarries which render vast expanses of land…
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Mining protests flare up during Peru’s election season
Thousands of protesters marched in Peru’s southern states of Puno and Arequipa following developments…
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Peru’s informal economy to persist for decades: report
A new economic report predicts that Peru’s informal sector will remain a significant part of the national…
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Peru economist Hernando de Soto endorses Keiko Fujimori
Esteemed economist Hernando de Soto has endorsed presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori in Peru’s 2016…
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Politics may force overhaul of Peru’s private pension system
Various reforms to Peru’s private pension system have entered public debate just five months from…
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World Bank recommends Peru loosen labor regulation
The World Bank recommended this week that Peru loosen its labor regulation in order to improve productivity…
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Police seize $1 million of counterfeit clothing in Lima market
Yesterday morning police seized $1.25 million worth of clothing from the Polvos Azules shopping mall…
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