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Peru’s President, Finance Minister and Central Bank Chief Align on Stability, Investment Push

The Government Palace meeting signaled a unified approach to restoring confidence.

Overview

  • President José Jerí Oré met with BCR chief Julio Velarde and Finance Minister Denisse Miralles to reaffirm commitments to macroeconomic stability, fiscal responsibility and investor confidence.
  • A joint work plan was outlined to spur public and private investment and to generate jobs, with authorities presenting the effort as coordinated institutional action.
  • Jerí said efficiency and fiscal-discipline measures will be implemented before year-end and announced a joint agenda with SUNAT to combat evasion, broaden the tax base and strengthen equity.
  • Earlier in the day, Jerí held a working session with business associations to advance the removal of bureaucratic barriers, focusing on municipal rules for oversight in shopping centers to ease formal activity.
  • Participants in the business meeting included ComexPerú, Conaco, the National Society of Industries, ACCEP, the Lima Chamber of Commerce and Mypes Unidas, and the president also inspected police stations in Surquillo and Lince.