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Peru: Public investment execution amounts to US$2.818 billion

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Se iniciaron los trabajos de reconstrucción en los poblados afectados por el sismo en Caylloma, en Arequipa. ANDINA/Rocío Méndez

11:24 | Lima, Jun. 25.

As at June 22, Peru's public investment amounted to S/9.186 billion (about US$2.818 billion), the Economy and Finance Ministry reported.

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

Local governments headed the chart with S/3.985 billion (about US$1.222 billion), followed by the national government with S/3.361 billion (about US$1.031 billion) and regional governments with S/1.840 billion (about US$564.42 million).

By levels

At central-government level, the Transport and Communications Ministry led the ranking having executed projects worth S/2.031 billion (about US$623 million), followed by the Education Ministry with S/390 million (about US$119.63 million).

Concerning regional governments, Arequipa region executed public investment projects valued at S/323 million (about US$99.08 million).

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Published: 6/25/2017