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Peru’s Castillo Weighs a New Finance Chief in Cabinet Overhaul

  • Finance Minister Pedro Francke says he has Castillo’s support
  • Two candidates have been offered his job, people familiar say
Pedro Castillo, center. 

Pedro Castillo, center. 

Photographer: Angela Ponce/Bloomberg

Advisers to Peru’s President Pedro Castillo are looking for names to replace Finance Minister Pedro Francke as part of a wider cabinet reform being considered by the leftist leader, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The finance chief job was offered to at least two candidates over the past few weeks, the people said, declining to disclose names and asking for anonymity as the discussions aren’t public. One of them said people close to the president don’t trust Francke.