Peru government harshly criticized for turning down $2 million donation for museum

Over the weekend, Peru’s leading op-ed columnists continued to criticize President Alan Garcia’s decision to reject a $2 million donation from the German government to build a museum to honor the memory of 70,000 people who died as a result of Peru’s 1980-2000 civil war. The criticism prompted President García to admit that the successive [...]

World Bank approves $330 million loan to help Peru mitigate climate change

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved a $330 million loan Tuesday to help Peru’s recently created Environment Ministry improve and strengthen the environmental management of key sectors such as mining, urban transport and biodiversity conservation. “The World Bank has decided to support Peru resolutely in the implementation of environmental policies permitting sustainable development,” [...]