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Peru: Public investment execution amounts to US$5.622 billion

En la Provincia de Chincha (Región Ica), el presidente Ollanta Humala dio inicio a las obras de la autopista de doble calzada Chincha Alta- Pisco-Ica.Foto: ANDINA/Prensa Presidencia

En la Provincia de Chincha (Región Ica), el presidente Ollanta Humala dio inicio a las obras de la autopista de doble calzada Chincha Alta- Pisco-Ica.Foto: ANDINA/Prensa Presidencia

08:00 | Lima, Oct. 27.

As at October 25, Peru's public investment amounted to S/18.552 billion (about US$5.622 billion), the Economy and Finance Ministry reported.

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

The national government headed the chart with S/7.478 billion (about US$2.266 billion), followed by local governments with S/7.432 billion (US$2.252 billion) and regional governments with S/3.642 billion (US$1.104 billion).

By levels

At central-government level, the Transport and Communications Ministry led the ranking having executed projects worth S/4.318 billion (about US$1.308 billion), followed by the Education Ministry with S/684 million (about US$207 million).

Concerning regional governments, La Libertad region executed public investment projects valued at S/424 million (about US$128 million).

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Published: 10/27/2016