Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
The sol (Spanish pronunciation:; plural: soles; currency sign: S/) [3] is the currency of Peru; it is subdivided into 100 céntimos ("cents"). The ISO 4217 currency code is PEN . The sol replaced the Peruvian inti in 1991 and the name is a return to that of Peru's historic currency, as the previous incarnation of sol was in use from 1863 to 1985.
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru (Spanish: Banco Central de Reserva del Perú; BCRP) is the Peruvian central bank.It mints and issues metal and paper money, the sol.. Its branch in Arequipa was established in 1871, [citation needed] and it served the city by issuing money as well as maintaining a good reputation for savings accounts in Southern Peru.
The economy of Peru is an emerging, mixed economy characterized by a high level of foreign trade and an upper middle income economy as classified by the World Bank. [21] Peru has the forty-seventh largest economy in the world by total GDP [22] and currently experiences a high human development index. [23]
1 Centavo (UN CENTAVO) coin of Republic of Peru (REPUBLICA PERUANA) reverse side. The coin is made of bronze, minted in 1944. The coin is made of bronze, minted in 1944. In 1863, cupro-nickel coins for 1 and 2 centavos and .900 silver coins for 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 dinero and 1 ⁄ 5 sol were introduced, followed by .900 silver 1 ⁄ 2 and 1 sol in 1864.
World leaders have offered their condolences following the death of former US President Jimmy Carter, who passed away Sunday at the age of 100.
Peru's gross domestic product at the start of the decade (in constant 2010 USD) was $64.7 billion. By 1990, Peru's gross domestic product had devalued to $58.5 billion. It would take until 1996 for the country's GDP to reach levels higher than those in the 1980s. [ 16 ]
The Lima Stock Exchange (Spanish: Bolsa de Valores de Lima, BVL) is the stock exchange of Peru, located in the capital Lima.It has several indices. The S&P/BVL Peru General Index (formerly IGBVL) is a value-weighted index that tracks the performance of the largest and most frequently traded stocks on the Lima Exchange.
Although Peru is located entirely in the tropics, the combination of tropical latitude, mountain ranges, topography variations, and two ocean currents (Humboldt and El Niño) gives Peru a large diversity of climates. Elevations above sea level in the country range from −37 to 6,778 m (−121 to 22,238 ft) and precipitation ranges from less ...