Articles

• Corruptobarómetro?

  19 October 2015

  Alan García 27%, Ollanta Humala 20%, Alejandro Toledo 9% ....  this is the ranking of people’s perceptions as to who are the most corrupt people in Peru today.

• Elections 2016, the race begins

  19 October 2015

  With six months to go to the general elections on 10 April next, the race is formally on to see who will replace Ollanta Humala as Peru’s president. The elections promise to be more a contest between the presidential candidates that voters reject, rather than those who they admire most.

• Discrepant views on Peru - is Alice in Wonderland?

  11 October 2015

  The challenges for the Peruvian population as the election draws nearer are highlighted by the kaleidoscope of news as the IMF/World Bank annual meeting ends in Lima.

• TPP: what does it mean for Peru?

  11 October 2015

  The approval on October 5 in Atlanta of the Trans-pacific Partnership (TPP) was greeted as a major victory by the presidents of the three Latin American countries (Peru, Chile and Mexico) that had signed up to it.

• Forest laws, paper laws?

  11 October 2015

  The approval of four items for the regulation of the Forestry and Fauna Law (297663) is a source of optimism.

• Frente Amplio selects candidate

  2 October 2015

  On 4 October the Frente Amplio will select a candidate for the presidential campaign through a primary in which any Peruvian citizen (with an identity card) can take part.

• Communities protest at Las Bambas

  2 October 2015

  At the Las Bambas mine in Apurímac region on 28 September, there were protests against the operating plans of MMG, the Chinese owners of the mine. Roads were blocked, a truck and properties were burned, and an indefinite strike declared. Clashes with police brought three deaths.

• Economic downturn poses questions for the future

  2 October 2015

  This year’s downturn in commodity prices, especially for minerals like copper, has taken the lustre off Peru’s recent economic achievements. This year growth will still be positive but it will be a far cry from the stellar rates of the past.

• Freed MRTA leader causes stir

  26 September 2015

  After serving his 25-year prison sentence, Peter Cárdenas Schulte was freed on 22 September. He was first convicted following his capture in Lima in 1992 for being a leading member of the MRTA.

• Private companies and the police: recent events in Espinar

  26 September 2015

  The issue of contracts between private companies and the police for security services has been a cause of grave concern now for several years, particularly with regard to the management of protest in the mining sector. The issue has arisen again in Espinar.

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