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Peru: Public investment up in August 2017

Puentes peatonales en Panamericana Sur Foto: Municipalidad de Lima.

Puentes peatonales en Panamericana Sur Foto: Municipalidad de Lima.

14:30 | Lima, Sep. 3.

As at August 31st, Peru's modified institutional budget execution surpassed S/14 billion (about US$4.320 billion), the Economy and Finance Ministry reported.

Progress was driven by local governments' accumulated execution that exceeded S/6 billion (about US$1.852 billion).

Likewise, the annual variation of public investment execution grew 16% in August from the similar period in 2016.

It must be noted S/2.425 billion (about US$748.46 million) was executed in the analyzed month.

The national government headed August's chart with S/1.011 billion (about US$312.04 million; +24%), followed by the regional government with S/520 million (about US$160.49 million; +5%), and local governments with S/894 million (about US$275.93 million; +15%).

(END) NDP/MVB

Published: 9/3/2017