Arguably one of the most important regulatory reforms to take place recently, the privately managed pension fund system reform was passed by Congress in May 2012. The reform can be divided into two stages with different objectives. The first stage, which was implemented in 2012, focused on increasing competition among private fund administrators...
THE COMPANY: Edegel is the largest power generation company in Peru. It supplies the national grid and has a total installed capacity of 1470 MW, of which 922 MW is thermoelectric capacity. Edegel is controlled by the Spanish electricity company Endesa, which indirectly owns 83% of Edegel’s...
Does vertical integration, with larger firms purchasing private clinics, restrict patient choice?
THE COMPANY: Cementos Pacasmayo is a cement company based in Peru, with more than 50 years of operating history producing, distributing and selling cement and cement-related materials, such as concrete blocks and ready-mix concrete in the northern region of the country. Its products are primarily used...
With its expanding middle class and relatively high degree of social mobility, Peru represents a solid growth opportunity for the banking industry. Lending activity jumped by 23% in 2012, with much of this coming from a rise in consumer and retail loans. International players are abuzz with hopes of entering the South American country, and with...
In comparison to neighbouring bourses in Chile and Colombia, the Lima Stock Exchange (Bolsa de Valores de Lima, BVL) is a minor player in terms of both market capitalisation and volume traded. Despite top performing stocks in retail and finance, the BVL remains highly concentrated in mining, which accounts for 41.5% of total market...
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