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Six Peruvians among the world’s richest

According to Forbes magazine, six Peruvians were among the world’s wealthiest individuals out of a total of 2,775 billionaires In spite of the pandemic, the numbers of the super-rich worldwide appear to have increased substantially over the last year. Amongst...

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Presidential elections: battle for the undecided

According to the most recent poll by the Instituto de Estudios Peruanos, published on 28 March by La República, Yonhy Lescano maintained his lead in the race for the presidency but by a smaller margin than two weeks earlier (11.4% of voting intentions as opposed to...

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Election income and spending

Last week, ONPE, the office that administers elections in Peru, published figures about electioneering receipts and expenditure by political parties. They are, of course, incomplete – there are two weeks still to go before the first round – and do not include...

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Chincheros airport: closer to take-off?

The construction of a new airport in Cuzco has long been a matter of heated controversy. On 22 March, Transport Minister Eduardo González announced that the South Korean firm Hyundai Construction and Engineering, along with HV Contratistas, would begin construction...

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Transport strike interrupts Lima food supplies

With general elections only three weeks away, transport in Peru was brought to a virtual standstill last week by a strike by transport workers. Major transit routes were interrupted as truck drivers used their vehicles to block key highways. This led in turn to...

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Presidential candidates: Hernando de Soto

Born in the southern city of Arequipa, Hernando de Soto was the son a diplomat and member of an extended family deeply involved in Peruvian politics. After his father was exiled in 1948 by the dictator Manuel Odría, he lived and finished high school in Switzerland and...

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