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Peru: Keiko Fujimori Names Elmer Cuba as Peru Finance Minister

Bloomberg Markets Monday 27 July 2026, 16:40 UTC By Carla Samon Ros 1 min read
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Peru’s Fujimori Picks Pro-Business Economist Elmer Cuba as Finance Minister Consultant and former central bank director Elmer Cuba will lead Peruvian President-elect Keiko Fujimori’s economic agenda, a technocratic pick seen as signaling macroeconomic continuity in one of Latin America’s most stable economies. Cuba, an economist by training and a partner at consulting firm Macroconsult, will take office as finance minister on Tuesday, when Fujimori will be sworn in to a five-year term.

Peru’s Fujimori Picks Pro-Business Economist Elmer Cuba as Finance Minister Consultant and former central bank director Elmer Cuba will lead Peruvian President-elect Keiko Fujimori’s economic agenda, a technocratic pick seen as signaling macroeconomic continuity in one of Latin America’s most stable economies. Cuba, an economist by training and a partner at consulting firm Macroconsult, will take office as finance minister on Tuesday, when Fujimori will be sworn in to a five-year term.
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