Finance minister projects message of moderation after charm offensive in the US with President Pedro Castillo
An uncompromising ideologue, his Shining Path movement killed thousands in Peru
Latin America's latest radical leader unsettles Peru's markets
Castillo government wants mining companies to pay more towards improving conditions for the poor
Héctor Béjar’s resignation marks latest stumble in rocky start for Pedro Castillo’s leftist government
Economist Pedro Francke insists ‘reducing inequality’ can coexist with ‘reasonable macroeconomic management’
Rise in inflation exacerbated by depreciating currency brought on by political uncertainty
Governments should implement policies that both encourage investment and fill state coffers
Markets set to calm after Pedro Francke takes up post initially left vacant in Thursday’s ministerial appointments
Pedro Castillo’s nomination of leftwing radicals for cabinet posts shows he is no mood to compromise
Pedro Castillo alienates moderate allies by picking hardliner Guido Bellido
It could be too soon to write the clan off amid Lima’s volatile political atmosphere, say analysts
Rival Keiko Fujimori concedes defeat more than six weeks after poll
Strain first detected in Peru has spread to 27 countries including the UK
Peru’s president-elect wants locals to benefit from their natural resources
The veteran traveller recalls a thrilling ride through Peru’s Pongo de Mainique, ‘one of the most beautiful canyons on earth’
Populism and the pandemic have interrupted the region’s commodity-linked prosperity
Pedro Castillo has rallied the poor and terrified the rich with his rhetoric of leftwing economic reform
Rightwing candidate calls for 200,000 votes to be declared null, potentially snatching victory from leftwing rival Pedro Castillo
Latin American country’s currency hits all-time low against the dollar as Pedro Castillo extends lead
Threats of violence and capital flight rise amid Covid struggles, corruption and inequality
Pandemic response is central campaign theme as country prepares to pick fifth president in five years
Technocratic economic management counts for little if the politics are poisonous
Free Peru candidate Pedro Castillo has inspired the poor but his campaign has led to capital flight
Frontrunner Pedro Castillo’s embrace of Marxism has some ‘looking to get money out’ before June election
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