Peru rolls out economic measures to battle El Niño hit

​Peru on ‌Thursday rolled ​out a series of ‌economic measures to fight a potential slowdown ‌due to the impact ‌of the El Niño weather phenomenon.

Impacted firms ⁠will ​receive ⁠liquidity injections and their tax ⁠payments will be ​deferred, Economy Minister Elmer ⁠Cuba said in a press ⁠conference, ​arguing Peru had the fiscal ⁠firepower to back such measures.