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Peru: Public investment execution amounts to US$5.462 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

06:15 | Lima, Oct. 25.

As at October 23, Peru's public investment amounted to S/18.027 billion (about US$5.462 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/7.354 billion (about US$2.228 billion), followed by the national government with S/7.063 billion (US$2.140 billion) and regional governments with S/3.610 billion (US$1.094 billion).

By levels

At central-government level, the Transport and Communications Ministry led the ranking having executed projects worth S/3.926 billion (about US$1.190 billion), followed by the Education Ministry with S/681 million (about US$206 million).

Concerning regional governments, La Libertad region executed public investment projects valued at S/419 million (about US$127 million).

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Published: 10/25/2016