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Peru central bank trims 2017 economic growth outlook to 4.3pc

Published December 16, 2016 Updated December 16, 2016 03:14pm

LIMA: Peru's central bank trimmed its estimate for 2017 economic growth in the Andean country to 4.3 percent from 4.5 percent in its last official forecast in September, according to its quarterly report published on Friday.

The central bank maintained its forecasts for a 4.0 percent expansion in 2016 and a 4.2 percent expansion in 2018.

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