Category: Peru

Peru Completes International Funding The Republic of Peru completed its external funding needs in April when it successfully issued a $500 million, 12-year bond. The bond was priced to yield […]

BBVA Banco Continental, Peru’s second largest bank, is beginning to catch up with its fiercest rival, Banco de Crédito del Perú. Although locally-owned BCP is the country’s largest bank, Continental […]

Despite Peru’s strong economic record, its president is very unpopular and investors are frustrated by his policy indecision.

The Antamina copper and zinc mine in central Peru is one of world’s greatest mining discoveries and financing its development required some impressive financial engineering. It took more than two […]

In November 2000, Peru’s government pitched into chaos as Alberto Fujimori fled to Japan and faxed his resignation to Congress after a decade in office. The Peruvian Congress swore in […]

In 1992, 97% of all Peruvians lacked a functioning telephone and they could expect to wait nearly 10 years to get one. It was a damning reflection on the country’s […]

After a 74-year absence, Peru returned to the international capital markets in February 2002 with a 10-year, $1.42 billion bond. The historic issue signaled a break with the past for […]

A 123-year-old Peruvian brewer has become the prize in
a fight to dominate the region’s beer market. The battle involves some of South America’s most powerful families.