According to Economy Minister Alex Contreras, Peru’s government has allocated approximately 4,000 million soles (US$1.1 billion) in preparation for the anticipated coastal El Niño phenomenon expected later this year, possibly increasing the budget to 5,000 million soles. A previous occurrence of El Niño in May caused a 1.4% drop in Peru’s GDP, and there remains […]
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