Latin American Economy & Business - April 2018 (ISSN 1741-7430)

Peru has a new President: Martín Vizcarra, who was sworn in on 23 March after Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was forced to resign amid a storm of corruption allegations and congressional hostility. The country also has a new minister of economy and finance (MEF), David Tuesta, sworn in as part of a new cabinet on 2 April. It looks as if the broad outlines of economic policy will not change: the new government – which is due to serve for just over three years in office until mid-2021 – will focus on rebuilding private sector confidence and investment.