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Economy & Business - June 2021
PERU: Pension reform rises up the political agenda
What began as a relatively uncontroversial relief measure for Peruvians struggling with the economic impact of the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic snowballed into a central electoral issue as the fallout from the approved emergency early pension fund withdrawals have influenced Peru’s presidential run-off campaign.
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