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            <title><![CDATA[An Influential Economist Has a Market Solution for Resolving Tensions Over Mining in Peru]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-04/influential-economist-has-a-market-solution-to-community-tensions-in-peru</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Cervantes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2022 15:07:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Top Prosecutor’s Castillo Investigation Sparks New Peru Upheaval]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Cervantes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 23:09:46 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pedro Castillo, Peru&apos;s president, speaks during the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. President Biden&apos;s attempt to shift focus to the Western Hemisphere has gotten off to a bumpy start, with the leader of Mexico snubbing his invitation to the summit and doubts swirling about the strength of US influence in the region.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru Raises Its Key Interest Rate to Two-Decade High of 7%]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Cervantes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2022 23:00:56 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Copper Industry Has a New Champion in Worst Mining Nation]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[James Attwood]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2022 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru’s Velarde Sees Faster Inflation, Keeps Rate Hikes on Table]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-09-16/peru-s-velarde-sees-faster-inflation-keeps-rate-hikes-on-table</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Cervantes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 20:45:01 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Julio Velarde Flores, president of the Peru Central Bank, sits for a photograph following an interview in Lima, Peru, on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. Peru&apos;s sol fell for a third day on Monday, weighed down by a stronger dollar and slumping copper prices after Sunday&apos;s Congressional election produced a fractured legislature.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[New Finance Minister Is Winning Over Peru’s Business Community]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Cervantes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2022 03:46:42 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru’s Central Bank Delivers Smaller-Than-Forecast Rate Hike]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 08 Sep 2022 23:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Shoppers browse produce at a market in Lima, Peru, on Thursday, May 12, 2022. Peru&apos;s central bank is expected to deliver a 10th straight increase and ninth straight half-point hike to 5% with inflation running at the fastest pace since the late 1990s.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[A New Minister Is Appointed Every Six Days in Castillo’s Peru]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Cervantes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2022 22:16:15 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pedro Castillo, Peru&apos;s president, speaks during the CEO Summit of the Americas hosted by the US Chamber of Commerce in Los Angeles, California, US, on Wednesday, June 8, 2022. President Biden&apos;s attempt to shift focus to the Western Hemisphere has gotten off to a bumpy start, with the leader of Mexico snubbing his invitation to the summit and doubts swirling about the strength of US influence in the region.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Leader of Peru’s 2005 Uprising Released Early From Prison]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-20/peru-s-leader-of-2005-uprising-to-be-released-early-from-prison</link>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Cervantes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2022 02:05:23 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Former army major Antauro Humala, brother of Peruvian President Ollanta Humala, attends a hearing at the lawcourts in Lima on August 26, 2011. Antauro Humala was sentenced to 25 years in prision for rebelling against the Peruvian state, assaulting a police station in the Andean town of Andahuaylas, 900 km southeast of Lima, and the death of four policemen on January 2005. AFP PHOTO/ERNESTO BENAVIDES (Photo credit should read ERNESTO BENAVIDES/AFP via Getty Images)</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru’s Political Crisis Intensifies as Probes Close In on Castillo]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 18:37:57 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pedro Castillo, Peru&apos;s president, attends a swearing-in ceremony at the Government Palace in Lima, Peru, on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Castillo has repeatedly made changes to his cabinet since taking office, including naming his fourth prime minister in just over six months as he tries to restore stability after weeks of political turmoil.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru’s New Finance Minister to Focus on Public Investment]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Maria Cervantes]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2022 01:50:48 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru’s Congress Is Nearer to Ousting Castillo, Lawmaker Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2022 22:39:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru Prime Minister Quits, Triggering Cabinet Reshuffle]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:05:24 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru Lifts Key Rate to 6% as Inflation Hits 25-Year High]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 23:00:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru to Hike Rate as Inflation Hits 25-Year High: Decision Guide]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru’s Poor Need ‘Massive’ Food Support, Central Banker Says]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2022 17:34:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru Lifts Rate Half-Point to 5.5% Amid Elevated Inflation]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-06-09/peru-lifts-key-rate-to-5-5-to-curb-fastest-inflation-since-1998</link>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jun 2022 23:00:39 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru’s President Replaces Four Ministers as Crisis Escalates]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 May 2022 01:55:54 GMT</pubDate>
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                <media:description>Pedro Castillo, Peru&apos;s president, greets attendees at the Government Palace in Lima, Peru, on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Peru’s leftist president faces the second attempt to impeach him since he took office last July, while his government is also up against a vote of confidence in congress.</media:description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Peru Central Bank Lifts Interest Rates to Highest Since 2009]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 23:01:06 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Mexico and Peru Set for Half-Point Rate Hikes: Decision Guide]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2022 09:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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