As at October 19, Peru's public investment amounted to S/17.787 billion (about US$5.390 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/7.292 billion (about US$2.210 billion), followed by the national government with S/6.923 billion (US$2.098 billion) and regional governments with S/3.572 billion (US$1.082 billion).
By levels
At central-government level, the Transport and Communications Ministry led the ranking having executed projects worth S/3.841 billion (about US$1.164 billion), followed by the Education Ministry with S/668 million (about US$202 million).
Concerning regional governments, La Libertad region executed public investment projects valued at S/416 million (about US$126 million).
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