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Central Bank holds Peru 4% GDP growth projection for 2019

12:41 | Lima, Mar. 29.

Peru's economy is set to grow 4% in 2019, the country's Central Reserve Bank (BCR) projected on Friday.

Thus, BCR's previous GDP forecast remains unchanged. 

According to the bank, the fastest growing sectors would be non-primary manufacturing (4%), farming (4.5%), and construction (6.5%).

Likewise, the issuing entity maintained the Inca country's GDP growth projection for 2020 also at 4%. 

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Published: 3/29/2019