affirmed that it seeks to swiftly recover the 6% potential GDP growth of economic activity in Peru, because
During the InPerú Forum held in the southern Andean city of Cusco on Friday, Pichihua talked about the measures adopted for economic reactivation, the
boost to public and private investment, as well as the recovery of investors' expectations.
"The situation in the last six years has been quite complex, and the economy was slowing down in a global context that was not helping us either. Thanks to the Con Punche Peru 1 Program, we introduced very short-term measures to reactivate the economy, based on three axes," he recalled.
"Con Punche Peru 2 aims at the medium and long term, with measures to facilitate investment. There are resources in the country; therefore, measures must be taken so that investment starts flowing immediately," he added.
The deputy minister indicated that, thinking in the medium and long term, the National Sustainable Infrastructure Plan for Competitiveness will be developed, which consists of 72 major projects that should underpin Peru's economic growth in the next 10 to 20 years.
"The National Government has been looking for alternatives to consolidate resources for the major projects of the National Sustainable Infrastructure Plan for Competitiveness, such as Lima Metro Lines 3 and 4. We must also make progress on something similar for each region," he expressed.
Lastly, Juan Pichihua highlighted the fact that Peru has the lowest external debt position (just over 30% of GDP) among comparable Latin American countries.