Peru

Since coming to power last year, Peruvian President Alan García has gained international praise for his country's strong macroeconomic performance and business-friendly policies.... 2007-06-08

BMI View: Real GDP growth decelerated in March, coming in slightly below market expectations. We see this as a sign of a moderation in economic growth from the 8.0% registered in... 2007-05-29

Our new methodology for calculating political risk raises Peru's short-term risk rating from 73.0 to 79.8. This places the country in 3rd place in Latin America where the average... 2007-05-10

BMI View: While the Peruvian economy continues to impress, expanding by an average rate of 8.2% y-o-y in the first two months of the year, we still see it moderating from last year's... 2007-04-19

BMI View: Peru witnessed a great improvement in its fiscal accounts over the course of 2006, as tax revenues collected on general consumption, commodity-related goods and services... 2007-04-16

While most of the austerity measures taken by Peruvian President Alan García have been tolerated by members of his party, a decree to cut mayoral salaries by up to 80 percent has... 2007-04-12

BMI View: Against a backdrop of low inflation, the Banco Central de Republic del Perú kept its benchmark lending rate on hold at 4.50% at its monetary policy meeting on April... 2007-04-04

According to the Peruvian National Statistical Institute (INEI), consumer price inflation came in at 0.36% y-o-y in February, its lowest level since August 2002 and well below the... 2007-03-09

BMI View: Following the government's efforts to re-profile its debt load by retiring a large proportion of its Brady bonds, rating agencies have revised Peru's credit rating outlook... 2007-03-09

BMI View: Peru's economy performed well in 2006, largely on the back of buoyant private consumption, investment and strong global demand for mineral-related exports. We expect growth... 2007-03-06