Peru

Chile's decision to award amnesty to 15,000 Peruvian migrants on October 22 is another example of the improved bilateral relations between the two countries, following the Chilean... 2007-11-05

Peruvian inflation came in at a multi-year high of 3.1% y-o-y in October, breaking through the upper limit of the Banco Central De Reserva del Perú (BCRP)'s 1.0-3.0% inflation... 2007-11-02

BMI View: An earthquake served to dampen economic expansion in August, which came in at 6.5% y-o-y. While we could see a slight rally over the coming months, we believe that real... 2007-10-23

Peruvian inflation rose considerably in September, with month-on-month CPI recording its highest upturn since March 2005 at 0.61%.

On September 21 the Chilean supreme court ruled that the former Peruvian president, Alberto Fujimori, would be extradited to Peru to face human rights and corruption charges. President... 2007-10-05

BMI View: Consumer price inflation slowed slightly on a monthly basis in August. At 0.14% m-o-m, inflation was substantially below July's 0.50% m-o-m reading. However, in annual... 2007-09-07

In his first state-of-the-nation address on July 28, Peruvian President Alan García set out ambitious targets for reducing poverty. García also acknowledged his government's failure... 2007-08-07

BMI View: According to Peru's statistical agency (INEI), economic activity came in at an impressive 8.33% y-o-y in May, marking its fastest outturn since January. While the Peruvian... 2007-08-07

BMI View: Peru has continued to accumulate a large amount of international reserves, which came in at a record high of US$21bn in May.

BMI View: Peru could be a few steps away from replacing its current unicameral system for a bicameral one. However, this will not be an easy process. While we believe that such... 2007-06-11