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Peru: Public investment execution amounts to US$5.022 billion

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13:30 | Lima, Sep. 30.

As at September 28, Peru's public investment amounted to S/16.575 billion (about US$5.023 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/6.642 billion (about US$2.013 billion), followed by the national government with S/6.623 billion (US$2.007 billion) and regional governments with S/3.310 billion (US$1.003 billion).

By levels

At central-government level, the Transport and Communications Ministry led the ranking having executed projects worth S/3.747 billion (about US$1.135 billion), followed by the Education Ministry with S/620 million (about US$188 million).

Concerning regional governments, La Libertad region executed public investment projects valued at S/407 million (about US$123 million).

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Published: 9/30/2016