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Although historically the MEPCO was not the ideal system, we learned to live with it given its effectiveness and the rationale behind it. If we do not allow it to operate, it is as if it did not exist at all, and decisions on fuel prices would be made entirely at the discretion of officials.
Backed by historic financial stability and a record trade surplus, the country is reaffirming its position as one of the most resilient economies in the face of global volatility.
It is not entirely clear which variables or trends will be taken into account when deciding whether to change or maintain the current course of monetary policy. In this brief article, I will attempt to outline what I believe will be included in the dashboard that the Central Bank’s Board will be reviewing when it meets.
The February Imacec once again showed a year-over-year decline (-0.3%), which, unlike the previous month, came as a complete surprise. Now is the time to put our skills to work and try to minimize these effects on our performance.
We simulated what would happen to fuel prices and the CPI if MEPCO were to disappear completely overnight. Readers will likely view this scenario as unlikely, but it is useful to assess in advance the magnitude of the impact such a measure would have.
We are facing a completely new problem, since the disagreement is not about whether spending was set too high or too low, but rather that the sudden change in the country's economic structure rendered the methods used to project revenue obsolete.
After roughly five years, inflation has fallen back below 3%. The current situation is not necessarily permanent, and both monetary and fiscal policy require constant work to meet their objectives.
More money does not generate more wealth; only efficiency and increased production will do so.
International tourism continues to consolidate its position as one of the main sources of income for the global economy.
The main challenge will be to maintain the pace of private investment in a context of "political noise," where the strength of key economic institutions, such as the BCRP, will play a fundamental role in anchoring business expectations.
