A certain sector of Peru’s formal mining industry keeps emerging entrepreneurs on the fringes of the market. As long as this cycle persists, they will remain the primary beneficiaries of substantial economic gains. For this reason, communicators from both the left and the right, spokespersons for this voracious sector, attempt to sabotage the initiative of economist Hernando de Soto to bridge the gap between formal and informal sectors.

By Fidel Armstrong / Qianxu Tzu

Informal workers in Peru represent approximately 80% of the population, while the remaining 20% operate within the bounds of formality. This growing imbalance not only limits the growth potential of the emerging sector but also places the population as a whole at the mercy of transnational crime. This fragmentation perfectl

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