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He dollar price In Peru, it fell this Wednesday as operators were cautious about a rapid economic recovery with the next vaccines due to arrive in the country, although losses were limited after confirmation of a second wave of coronavirus contamination.
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At 9.47 am, the exchange rate According to data from Bloomberg, it traded at S / 3,609 in the interbank market, a marginal drop of 0.02% from S / 3,610 at the end of Tuesday.
The dollar has not dropped to the S / 3.60 threshold since December 23, 2020, ahead of the end-of-year celebrations.
On the eve, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) confirmed that the country is already going through a “second wave” due to the increase in infections and the number of hospitalized patients.
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“Indeed, we are already changing and right now the health system is receiving more patients and we are seeing that we are already moving from a regrowth to a moment where the number of cases is increasing faster, we are already in a second wave. So we are in uncertainty“Said yesterday Pilar Bunches, Head of Minsa, at CADE 2020.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) and the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) were optimistic about a “faster than expected” economic recovery that would be driven by the advent of vaccines Sinopharm and AstraZeneca.
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“If there are no events interrupting this healthy recovery, Peru will be the country with the greatest growth in Latin Americasaid Waldo mendoza, Minister of Economy, during his speech at the above forum.
In Lima’s parallel market or exchange offices, the exchange rate is quoted at S / 3,600 for the purchase and S / 3,625 for the sale.
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