Peru poverty rate rises for first time in 16 years: government

Peru poverty rate rises for first time in 16 years: government
- Peru's poverty rate increased last year for the first time since 2001, rising one percentage point to 21.7 percent, according to government data published on Tuesday. Peru had slashed its poverty rate by an average of about 4 percentage points between 2006 and 2012 on surging prices ...

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