
Peru News
Breaking news today Monday 6th of February 2023.
Breaking news today Monday 6th of February 2023.
The Peruvian Army has sent the first flight with humanitarian aid to Secocha, the most affected population center by a landslide in Camana Province.
Peruvian Prime Minister Alberto Otarola on Monday held a meeting with representatives of the agencies attached to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers (PCM) .
According to a preliminary report issued by the Regional Emergency Operations Center (COER), 14 people have died as a consequence of non-stop heavy rains and landslides that have hit Camana Province in Arequipa region.
There are no reports of Peruvians among the injured and dead following the 7.7-magnitude earthquake that struck early Monday across the border region between Turkey and Syria and that has left 2,349 dead and thousands of buildings destroyed.
Peru, through its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, congratulated Ecuador for the successful sectional elections and the referendum called by the Executive Branch.
The Chair of the Judicial Branch, Javier Arevalo, on Monday met World Bank's Operations Manager for Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador and Peru, Pilar Maisterra.
The Government of Peru has expressed its deepest solidarity with the peoples of Turkey and Syria after the earthquakes that have struck occurred since last night and over the loss of human lives.
87,330,575 doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 have been so far administered in Peru, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported.
The number of citizens infected with COVID-19 rose to 4,482,582 and the death toll stood at 219,195 in Peru as of February 4 at 10:00 p.m. (local time), the Ministry of Health (Minsa) has reported.
The National Center for Strategic Planning (CEPLAN) forecasts that around 35 million people will live in urban areas across Peru by 2050, that is, between 85% and 88% of the total population.
The 2023 complementary municipal elections will be held on Sunday, July 2 in 12 districts across the country. This story explores what they consist of and where they will take place.
The Superintendence of Ground Transportation of People, Cargo, and Goods (Sutran) on Sunday registered 72 sections with interrupted vehicular traffic flows, which affect highways in 5 Peruvian regions.
The EMBIG Peru spread decreased 3 basis points to 207 between January 25 and February 1, the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) reported.
The number of citizens infected with COVID-19 rose to 4,482,497 and the death toll stood at 219,167 in Peru as of February 3 at 10:00 p.m. (local time), the Ministry of Health (Minsa) has reported.
The Executive Branch has declared a State of Emergency in the regions of Madre de Dios, Cusco, Puno, Apurimac, Arequipa, Moquegua, and Tacna, for 60 calendar days, in order to ensure that security and social peace prevail in the country.
Peru's net international reserves amounted to US$74.284 billion as of February 1, the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) has reported.
87,322,156 doses of the vaccine against COVID-19 have been so far administered in Peru, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) reported.
Once again, the streets of Downtown Lima were the scene of a march in which various organizations and sectors of society expressed their stance contrary to the Executive and Legislative Branches, and which ended following the detention of some 20 people.
The Executive Branch has authorized the trip on an official mission of Economy-Finance Minister Alex Contreras to the United States on February 4-8 to meet with foreign investors.
Foreign Trade and Tourism Minister Luis Fernando Helguero announced that Peru and Hong Kong began the first round of trade negotiations for the signing of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).