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Peru: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Peru

May 21, 2024

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International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. "Peru: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Peru", IMF Staff Country Reports 2024, 133 (2024), accessed December 21, 2024, https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400276514.002

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Summary

The 2024 Article IV Consultation with Peru discusses that the economy is recovering from consecutive climate-related shocks and social turmoil at the beginning of 2023. Inflation has receded thanks to the central bank’s decisive monetary policy tightening, while the fiscal position and the financial system remain strong. The country is in a period of relative political stability, but lingering political uncertainty is denting the appetite for pressing reforms to boost potential growth. Evolving risks are broadly balanced, and Peru has ample buffers to cope with adverse shocks, although the outlook remains uncertain. In the short term, key domestic risks include an intensification of political uncertainty, social unrest, and climate-related shocks. Key external risks comprise weak trading-partner growth, commodity price volatility, and a sharp tightening of global financial conditions. On the upside, a stronger recovery in confidence could support stronger private consumption and investment growth. Strong buffers including relatively low public debt, abundant international reserves, and access to international capital markets on favorable terms reinforce Peru’s proven macroeconomic resilience.

Subject: Credit, Currencies, Economic sectors, International organization, Monetary policy, Money, Public debt, Public sector

Keywords: Authorities' fiscal consolidation path, Budget projection, Credit, Currencies, Global, Public sector, Staff appraisal, Staff baseline projection, World Bank Group lending

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