The outlook on Peru’s debt rating was raised to positive from stable by Standard & Poor’s as investment in mining, energy and infrastructure bolsters the Andean nation’s prospects for economic and export growth.
Mining investment will sustain expansion even as community protests slow some projects, according to the ratings company, which a year ago raised the country’s foreign debt one step to BBB, the second-lowest investment grade.
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