For the seventh consecutive month, Peru’s Central Bank has decided to maintain its benchmark interest rate at 7.75%. The bank has indicated that new data regarding inflation and its drivers would influence any future adjustments to this rate. Economic indicators from July display a mild rebound compared to the prior month, yet they still lean […]
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