Peru

This white paper presents findings on easing access to labor markets for disadvantaged youth, drawing attention to innovative programs that promote formal employment in Colombia and Peru. Research was carried out by the Americas Society’s Social Inclusion program.

Four Latin American countries on the Pacific Rim are banding together to increase regional clout and Asia-Pacific trade. On April 28, the leaders of Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Peru meet in Lima to ink the Pacific Arc agreement.

The combined vote of Peru’s two first-round winners only totaled 54 percent. Now Humala and Fujimori have to fight to expand their vote share.

Nationalist Ollanta Humala won Peru's April 10 election, with conservative Keiko Fujimori taking second place. The two candidates will face each other in a June 5 runoff.

As Peru’s election day draws near, a series of new polls show that it’s still anyone’s race.

The merger of the Colombian, Chilean, and Peruvian stock exchanges is a milestone for hemisphere finance—and a sign of renewed economic confidence.

"The decreased vulnerability to international shocks through a diversified international market has been key to Peru's success," writes AS/COA's Jason Marczak for World Politics Review. "[T]he next challenge is making sure that growth also improves socioeconomic equality nationwide."