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Saturday, April 18, 2015

Peruvian Times

Peru to Host IMF-World Bank Meetings This Year

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Peru is preparing to host one of the most important financial events this year when the International Monetary Fund and World Bank host their annual meetings in Lima in October. In Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Peruvian Finance Minister Alonso Segura, Peruvian Central Bank Chief Julio Velarde, the head of the […]

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Humala Denies Economy on ‘Autopilot’ as Growth Struggles to Pick Up

President Ollanta Humala is defending his administration’s handling of the economy, saying that his government hasn’t been put...

April 17, 2015, 10:24 am 1
Tia Maria Protests Continue, Southern Copper Holds off Project till 2017

Protestors have continued to block the South Pan American Highway today, despite Southern Copper’s announcement that it will be postponing...

April 17, 2015, 10:14 am 2
International Analysis: Sweden – A Moral Superpower?
Op-Ed by Ulf Bjereld — The Mark News— Sweden’s unilateral decision to cancel its large-scale defense agreement with Saudi Arabia...

April 15, 2015, 12:37 pm 0

Opinion

International Analysis: Sweden – A Moral Superpower?
Op-Ed by Ulf Bjereld — The Mark News— Sweden’s unilateral decision to cancel its large-scale...
Reach for the Stars: Favela Children to Control NASA Mars Mission
Op-Ed by Wladimir Lyra — The Mark News — The favelas of Rio de Janeiro are one of the city’s...
April 10, 20150

The People Who Ran the Sun
Country Notes — By Nicholas Asheshov — The Incas, living as they did at 3,000 m a.s.l., focused...

Archaeology

April 10, 20150

The People Who Ran the Sun
Country Notes — By Nicholas Asheshov — The Incas, living as they did at 3,000 m a.s.l., focused...
January 14, 20152

Editorial: Don’t Tread On Me
Over the course of five decades, German-born Peruvian archaeologist Maria Reiche dedicated her life...
January 8, 20150

Peru to File Charges Against Govt Archaeologist Over Nazca Lines Damage
The Ministry of Culture is to press criminal charges against an archaeologist stationed in the...

Peruvian Investors Forum — June 16, 2015

April 16, 2015 12:59 pm0 comments

To Peruvian Times Readers: Dear Colleague, I will be running the largest institutional investor meeting in Peru on June 16th, at the Hilton Lima Miraflores. Click here for a special 10% discount for Peruvian Times readers, and here for details on the speakers and the agenda. It’s an excellent opportunity to engage […]
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Peru’s Left Aims to Regroup Ahead of 2016 Election

April 13, 2015 1:51 pm1 comment

Peru’s political left is trying to regroup after its falling out with President Ollanta Humala and prepare for next year’s presidential election. Well-known leftist politicians and activists have announced the creation of a new leftist political group, aimed at defeating the established right-wing candidates expected to run for office next year, […]
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Humala Talks Free Internet Access with Facebook’s Zuckerberg

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Shortly after arriving in Panama for the VII Summit of the Americas in Panama, President Ollanta Humala met with Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg. Humala and Zuckerberg met for about 30 minutes in Panama City, where they discussed a Facebook initiative to provide free Internet access to low-income residents in Latin […]
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Reach for the Stars: Favela Children to Control NASA Mars Mission

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Op-Ed by Wladimir Lyra — The Mark News — The favelas of Rio de Janeiro are one of the city’s greatest social challenges. Home to more than two million people, these slum neighborhoods are stricken by poverty and offer few opportunities to their citizens. An unbalanced education system means the […]
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