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Peru: Public investment exceeded US$54 million as at Jan 21th

La rehabilitación y mejoramiento de la carretera Longitudinal de la Sierra, en el tramo Cajamarca, favorecerá el crecimiento de esa región.

La rehabilitación y mejoramiento de la carretera Longitudinal de la Sierra, en el tramo Cajamarca, favorecerá el crecimiento de esa región.

15:38 | Lima, Jan. 24.

Peru's public investment amounted to S/.188 million (about US$54.97 million) as at January 21th 2016, Peru's Economy and Finance Ministry announced on its official website.

Such investment was executed by the three levels of government: national, regional and local.

The national government headed the chart (S/.84 million, about US$24.56 million), followed by regional (S/.81 million, US$23.68 million) and local governments (S/.23 million, US$6.72 million).

By levels

At central-government level, the Transport and Communications Ministry led the ranking having executed projects worth S/.63 million (about US$18.42 million), followed by the Energy and Mines sector (S/.5 million, about US$1.46 million).

Corcerning regional governments, Ayacucho region executed public investment projects valued at S/.9 million (about US$2.63 million).

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Published: 1/24/2016