Marcelo Rochabrún

Reporter at Bloomberg News @business. I cover wealth and inequality in Latin America. Soy peruano. [email protected]

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Jaime Gilinski secured rights to a Venezuelan oil field for almost nothing. Hours later, he struck a deal valuing his stake at more than $500 million https://t.co/bG4nJwzNS4

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In one of the world’s most politically turbulent countries, a central banker has endured as an anchor of economic stability https://t.co/vRq0qB64tl

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The X account of Peru’s Economy Ministry appears to have been hacked by crypto scammers promoting a purported token allocation and encouraging Peruvians to claim the cryptocurrency https://t.co/Rh4xbepLJ5

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Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa revealed that his net worth has more than doubled in the past year as his home’s value jumped, reversing a controversial decision to restrict access to his personal financial disclosures https://t.co/GMHH163uhT

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Peru’s new conservative leader is pushing lawmakers to remove a hard ceiling on how much lenders can charge, a regulation criticized by a bank tied to a billionaire family that has contributed millions to President Keiko Fujimori https://t.co/YCm9kEfuw8

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Peru’s Leader Wants to End 114% Rate Cap That Billionaires Decry

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In a remote jungle south of the Peruvian Amazon, gold mines have grown out of control — propelling one of the largest illicit economies in South America.

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Daniel Noboa pertenece a una de las familias más ricas de Ecuador. Ahora, su gobierno restringe el acceso a las declaraciones sobre los activos y deudas personales del presidente. https://t.co/v4cUQyjbxb

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Ecuador Blocks Access to Its Wealthy President’s Financial Data

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Brazil’s steel dynasty is stepping up efforts to combat China’s drive into Latin America, a case study in how the Asian juggernaut is pressuring competitors worldwide, @mrochabrun reports https://t.co/rTv6F2eHOA

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Keiko Fujimori’s appointment of a longtime US Embassy official as Peru’s foreign minister is the strongest sign yet that her administration could tilt closer to Washington, despite her campaign pledge to avoid automatically aligning with any major power.

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Keiko Fujimori is about to take on one of Latin America’s most perilous political jobs as the new president of Peru https://t.co/FWUKiVqETf

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Ricardo Salinas Pliego demandó a cuatro hijos de Vladimir Sklarov y a otros colaboradores, al sostener que recibieron más de US$50 millones provenientes de un presunto fraude. https://t.co/zj1bltjZT5

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In a move widely criticized by media watchdogs as an assault on press freedom, Peru’s Congress has approved a report that recommends criminal charges against journalist @IDL_Gorriti and attacks the work of his colleague @romina_mella.
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Keiko Fujimori may be the kind of market-friendly, tough-on-crime leader Donald Trump wants in Latin America. But Peru’s deep ties with China show how hard it will be for Washington to reverse Beijing’s gains in the region. https://t.co/yIlRYexQJ1

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Edir Macedo, Brazil's most important televangelist, built a business empire encompassing sectors as disparate as media and finance aside his church. Now, a bank fraud is clouding it @mrochabrun @business https://t.co/4QQgcGIfQH

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Peru’s central bank chief, seen as a pillar of economic stability in the politically volatile Andean nation, agrees to stay on for another term, likely extending one of the longest tenures at the helm of a monetary authority, @carlasamon reports https://t.co/0PJufvmyvf

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Peru’s central bank chief Julio Velarde, seen as a pillar of economic stability in the politically volatile Andean nation, agreed to stay on for another term, likely extending one of the longest tenures at the helm of a monetary authority https://t.co/L2umuGYArB

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Conservative Keiko Fujimori won Peru’s presidential election by a slim margin in her fourth bid for the highest office in the copper-rich nation. https://t.co/kDFkONTdHI

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Billionaire Ira Rennert agreed to pay $150 million to resolve more than a thousand claims that a lead smelter owned by his companies poisoned residents of a Peruvian town, reaching a deal on the eve of a US trial that was nearly two decades https://t.co/NbwMMqUThS