🆕🇵🇪 Peru's Minister of Foreign Affairs Javier González-Olaechea Franco spoke with Diego Area about the importance of US-Peru ties, the crucial momentum for Peru's foreign policy ahead of APEC 2024, and the key challenges ahead, including migration and security concerns. #ACPeru Cancillería Perú🇵🇪

My latest - a wake up call to Washington on Peru. In FY 2023, CBP made over 75k encounters with Peruvians at the US-Mex border. That was almost equal to the # for Haitians. In 2022-23, nearly 1 million people left the country... What's going on? ... americasquarterly.org/article/perus-…

Las cifras del Informe de Pobreza 2023 del INEI están para llorar. ¿Cómo se va a ver así la estructura de gasto de un hogar promedio en un país de ingreso medio? Casi todo se va en sobrevivir: La proporción en recreación y cultura no llegaba ni al 4% en 2014, ahora es 3%. 1/3

📊Competition unlocks growth & innovation in LAC. But low competition levels have stalled economic progress. On June 10, join us with Banco Mundial | América Latina y el Caribe as experts explore how govts & businesses can design smart policies to boost competitiveness. #ProactiveLAC Register below 🧵

Dina Boluarte 🇵🇪 was welcomed on a state visit to China 🇨🇳 last week. Last November, the WH didn’t grant Boluarte a bilateral meeting with Biden. Beyond symbolism, it shows that China’s economic diplomacy is working in Peru. The US should be concerned 🇺🇸

Under Dina Boluarte Peru’s economy has languished, while crime and poverty have risen. Why does the president survive demands for an early election and calls for impeachment? The short answer is that she is not in charge econ.st/4fcpxAL 👇

"Deepening relations with China 🇨🇳 has cross party support in Peru 🇵🇪, but it is important not to understand it as ideological alignment, but as support for the economic opportunities that China offers", I shared with The Wire China. Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative thewirechina.com/2024/08/25/chi…

🎙️¡Escucha el nuevo episodio de Democracy in Practice! Uniendo horizontes: Pres. Francisco Sagasti y Diego Area conversan sobre el fortalecimiento de la relación trilateral UE, EEUU y LAC de cara a las cumbres UE CELAC y Cumbre de las Américas Escúchalo aquí: open.spotify.com/episode/7KIhQv…

This week, President Joe Biden will meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping at #APECPeru2024. China is successfully pairing its economic diplomacy with action in Latin America, and the US should be concerned, write Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative’s Martín Cassinelli and Caroline Costello: atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

#URGENTE | María Corina Machado fue secuestrada violentamente por la tiranía de Maduro.

El Banco Mundial estima que necesitaremos 64 años para llegar a la categoría de país con ingresos altos.

Peruvians recently took to the streets to protest government inaction against a surging crime wave. As authorities focus on crackdowns against violent crime, they risk ignoring the deeper cause of the crisis, writes Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative’s Martín Cassinelli. atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atla…

Join Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative for a timely discussion on the impacts of tariffs imposed on Latin American countries tomorrow at 10am (ET). Sign up below!

Con profundo dolor, hacemos público que nuestro padre, Mario Vargas Llosa, ha fallecido hoy en Lima, rodeado de su familia y en paz. Morgana Vargas Llosa

"A passion for freedom". My obituary in The Economist of Mario Vargas Llosa economist.com/obituary/2025/…

Grateful for this conversation with Alfonso García Mora at Arsht Latin America Center & Caribbean Initiative. At the World Bank Group, we are committed to supporting countries in establishing the preconditions for jobs by investing in infrastructure, health, and education. We are certain this is the way forward for growth.

Escribo sobre el Papa León XIV y lo que significa su identidad compartida con el Perú para el futuro de la relación EEUU - América Latina 🇵🇪