Tag: Peru

Wednesday, September 30th 2020 - 09:24 UTC
Peru's credit risk, EMBIG, stands at 183 points, less than half the region's average

Peru's EMBIG (Emerging Markets Bond Index Global) spread stood at 183 basis points, while the EMBIG Latin America spread increased 52 bps to 494 bps on September 16-23, the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) has reported.
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Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 09:20 UTC
Some 270 Chinese jiggers catching giant squid in Peruvian EEZ; Navy monitoring the fleet

Peru’s Navy was carefully watching a fleet of around 250 Chinese fishing vessels that had sailed just outside the Andean country’s waters, angering the domestic fishing industry and sparking a Twitter war between Washington and Beijing.
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Tuesday, September 29th 2020 - 09:19 UTC
Peru will attempt gradual reopening of economy in October

Peru will push forward with a gradual reopening of its economy in October, allowing international flights to countries in the region and more people into its restaurants and stores, the government announced, provided coronavirus cases continue to fall.
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Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 - 08:51 UTC
Latin American countries plan to join WHO's virus vaccine COVAX; ask for more time to sign

Brazil and Argentina, Latin American nations seeking more time to commit to the global COVID-19 vaccine facility known as COVAX, said they intend to so as soon as possible after missing Friday’s deadline.
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Monday, September 14th 2020 - 11:50 UTC
Removal of Peruvian president depends on his greatest adversary and head of opposition, Keiko Fujimori

The Peruvian opposition leader Keiko Fujimori, the greatest adversary of President Martín Vizcarra, rejected this Sunday the motion to remove the president and urged Congress to act with “prudence”.
Friday, September 11th 2020 - 08:33 UTC
Peruvian opposition want to sack the economy minister in the midst of the country's worst plunge

Peruvian opposition lawmakers filed a censure motion to oust the government’s economy minister, underscoring political tensions as the country rides out its deepest economic plunge in decades due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Thursday, September 10th 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Latin America passed 300,000 confirmed deaths of coronavirus and 8 million contagion cases

The number of confirmed coronavirus deaths in Latin America passed 300,000 on Wednesday, according to several independent tallies, with the virus showing no signs of abating in the world's worst-hit region.
Saturday, August 29th 2020 - 08:51 UTC
Desperate Peru will begin Covid-19 vaccine testing with volunteers next month

Peru will start testing coronavirus vaccines from China's Sinopharm and US drug maker Johnson & Johnson in September, researchers said, which should help the country gain faster access to inoculations once the vaccines are approved.
Friday, August 28th 2020 - 08:59 UTC
J&J added Chile, Argentina and Peru volunteers to conduct trials for its vaccine against Covid-19

United States pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson has added Chile, Argentina, and Peru to the Latin nations where it plans to conduct Phase III trials for its vaccine against COVID-19, the company confirmed on Wednesday.
Thursday, August 27th 2020 - 09:08 UTC
Executive and Congress in Peru clash over bill allowing citizens to draw on their state pensions' funds

Peru's Congress approved a law that allows citizens to partially draw down their contributions to the state pension fund, a few months after doing the same with the private system and despite fierce opposition from the government.