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Article: Transition man.(Fernando Zavala, Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru)(presidential elections)(Interview)
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- Revista Latin Trade
- Article date:
- March 1, 2006
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Peruvians next month will elect a successor to President Alejandro Toledo, who since taking office has suffered from what are arguably the lowest approval ratings of any leader in the Western Hemisphere. Despite the criticism, the country's economy has grown at unprecedented rates. Fernando Zavala, who took over as Minister of Economy and Finance in 2005, will oversee the transfer of Toledo's economic policies to the next administration. Zavala spoke with Latin Trade Correspondent C.J. Schexnayder about what the next leader must do to keep the economy chugging along.
Why has the Peruvian economy strengthened despite the lack of approval of the president and ...