Peru central bank cuts view of 2015 growth to 4.8 pct
Reuters - Jan 23, 2015
Peru's central bank on Friday cut its view of economic growth in the global minerals producer this year to 4.8 percent from its previous forecast, made in December, for an expansion of 5.2 percent to 5.5 percent.
The central bank also said in a quarterly report that the economy likely grew 2.4 percent in all of 2014, under its previous estimate of between 2.6 and 3 percent and well below surging rates that topped 5 percent in previous years.
Growth figures for December and full-year 2014 are scheduled for release in mid-February.
