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Peru: Public investment execution amounts to US$4.374 billion

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09:18 | Lima, Aug. 30.

As at August 28, Peru’s public investment amounted to S/14.431 billion (about US$4.374 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/5.774 billion (about US$1.750 billion), followed by the national government with S/5.715 billion (US$1.732 billion) and regional governments with S/2.942 billion (US$892 million).

By levels

At central-government level, the Transport and Communications Ministry led the ranking having executed projects worth S/3.152 billion (about US$955 million), followed by the Defense sector with S/583 million (about US$177 million).

Concerning regional governments, La Libertad region executed public investment projects valued at S/399 million (about US$121 million).

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Published: 8/29/2016