Leftist Castillo in lead with 16 percent of the vote after surprise comeback as Peru deals with economic, COVID crises.

Sept. 22 -- Peruvian President Ollanta Humala discusses the possibility of expansion for the Pacific Alliance with Bloomberg Executive Editor Adriana Arai at the Bloomberg Latin America Forum in New York. (Source: Bloomberg)

Sept. 20 -- The President of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski inherited the fastest growing major Latin American economy when he took office two months ago. Since then he has unveiled a plan to boost growth to five percent from 2018, driven...

Peru's president Dina Boluarte called for elections to be brought forward two years to 2024 and also imposed a state of emergency in several regions to as deadly protests have broken out since her predecessor was impeached last...

Sept. 20 -- The President of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski inherited the fastest growing major Latin American economy when he took office two months ago. Since then he has unveiled a plan to boost growth to five percent from 2018, driven...

Eight weeks of violent protests and clashes with police in Peru are taking a toll on the economy. The government says Peru has lost about $300 million in farm shipments due to highway blockades that have restricted access to...