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Interviews & Viewpoints | Mauricio Macri, President of Argentina: Interview from The Report: Peru 2017
Articles & Analysis | Decentralisation efforts under way and gaining momentum in Peru from The Report: Peru 2017
Following in the wake of the Alberto Kenya Fujimori presidency – which ran from 1990 to 2000 and was characterised by strong centralism – the Peruvian Congress was, for the first time, composed of representatives with previous political experience in regional institutions throughout the country.
Articles & Analysis | Peru focuses efforts on reconstruction after El Niño from The Report: Peru 2017
The phenomenon known as El Niño – heavy coastal flooding resulting from the warming of the Pacific ocean, which generates evaporation and rains further favoured by the absence of winds – dramatically damaged the Peruvian west coast in early 2017, leaving the country in a state of permanent emergency. The events are making their mark on the...
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Located in the south of Peru, the department of Arequipa shares its border with six other departments, including Ica and Ayacucho to the north-west, Apurímac and Cusco to the north, and Puno and Moquegua to the south-east. The population of Arequipa is set to reach a total of 1.3m people in 2017, representing 4.1% of the country’s population. In 2015 Arequipa had about 693,100 economically...
Chapter | Innovation from The Report: Peru 2017
Investment in research and development (R&D) and innovation has been increasing in recent years in Peru, partly as a result of a greater government commitment to science, technology and innovation issues. Spending on science and technology R&D increased by 93.6% between 2011 and 2014. This investment seems to be paying off in terms of institutional development, sector incentives and...