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Peru reforms unlikely to restore rapid growth

The fact that the Peruvian government has responded to weaker economic growth with reforms rather than populist spending is positive. But we do not believe it will deliver the large boost to growth that policymakers expect. Accordingly, while the government expects growth to return to 6-7%, we think that it will remain stuck at 4-5% in the coming years.

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