The newly-appointed Economy and Finance Minister Claudia Cooper will promote major topics like public investment, Peru's Prime Minister Mercedes Araoz said on Monday.
"She will work on key economic measures, the finance sector, which is key to pass the budget and boost public investment; now is the time, we cannot fall behind with these processes," Araoz underlined.
According to the Cabinet chief, Claudia Cooper is a smart woman with experience in public and private sectors.
Claudia Cooper
Before her
swearing in, Cooper served as Deputy Economy Minister at the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF).
An economist by profession, the new MEF head graduated from Pacifico University in Lima and holds a master's degree from New York University.
Likewise, she served as Counselor for MEF (2008-2009) and headed the country's Development Finance Corporation (Cofide), the Deposit Insurance Fund, as well as the Superintendence of Securities Market (SMV).
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Published: 9/18/2017