Peru
Economy
Following President Ollanta Humala's election in 2011 we argued that following an initial honeymoon period, the problems of trying to please his diverse support base would become increasingly...
2012-02-03Economy
BMI View: Inflation came in at 4.7% in 2011 in Peru according to recently released data by the country's central bank, which was higher than our 3.3% estimate for 2011. Inflation came...
2012-01-06Economy
The resuming of protests on January 2 opposing the US$4.8bn Conga project in Cajamarca by environmental activists indicate that the social conflict with the mining sector has not yet...
2012-01-05Economy
The recent sell-off of the Peruvian sol over global macro headwinds, resulted in the currency reaching a three-months low on September 22th of PEN2.783US$ but the unit has since pared...
2011-09-30Economy
BMI View: Private consumption will remain the key driver of growth in Peru, but investment is set to bounce back now that President Ollanta Humala has dispelled most of the policy...
2011-07-29Political Risk
President Ollanta Humala's popularity fell from 70% to 41% in the past month according to a July 18 Ipsos-Apoyo poll following the unexplained visit by his brother, Alexis, to Russia...
2011-07-28Economy
BMI View: Peru's trade balance for May shows that exports continue to outpace imports: exports soared by 63.0% y-o-y and imports by 43.4% y-o-y. Peru has registered a trade surplus...
2011-07-28Economy
Peruvian President Ollanta Humala's choice to keep central bank Governor Julio Velarde in place has prompted us to maintain our end-2011 policy rate forecast of 4.75%. Monetary policy...
2011-07-25
