Explosion in high-crime area in northern Peru injures 10 people and damages 25 homes

LIMA, Peru (AP) — An explosion on a street in a northern Peruvian region plagued by organized crime injured at… LIMA, Peru (AP) — An explosion on a street in a northern Peruvian region plagued by organized crime injured at least 10 people and damaged 25 …

Western, Peru school boards meet this week

Peru: President participates in patriotic civic event in Santa Rosa de Loreto district

State attribution in the spotlight as Peru mining award surfaces

Illegal gold mining in the Peruvian jungle (Credit: shutterstock.com/Luisensaldana) An ICSID award holding Peru liable for a rural community's seizure of a gold mining project has been published, with counsel calling it a “world first” for its …

Peru: New Nationality Law officially enacted

The law establishes the legal framework applicable to the procedures for obtaining, recovering, and renouncing Peruvian nationality, as well as the issuance of the corresponding nationality certificates, ensuring compliance with constitutional provisions …

Peru: President arrives in Santa Rosa de Loreto district

Peru’s Exalmar acquires Centinela from Romero

Credit: Shutterstock/Hieu Nghia Several firms have helped Peruvian fishing company Pesquera Exalmar purchase counterpart Pesquera Centinela from local conglomerate Grupo Romero and obtain a US$130 million acquisition financing to fund the investment. …

INEI: Peru's economy up 4.52% in June 2025, one of the highest rates this year

According to INEI's National Production Technical Report, June's result was driven by the dynamism of secondary and primary sectors, especially Manufacturing; Construction; Agriculture and Livestock; Fishing; and Mining; followed by Transportation, …

Peru: BCR only sets reference rates in domestic currency

"Our Central Bank (BCR) cannot set dollar or euro rates; that is determined by other central banks," he stated. Likewise, Velarde noted that the debt held by State-owned oil company Petroperu is mainly in foreign currency. "Petroperu's …

Peru’s President Boluarte signs military crimes amnesty bill into law

Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has approved a contentious bill that will protect the military, police, and other government-authorised personnel from punishment for human rights violations perpetrated during the country’s decades-long internal war. …