Peru's Keiko Fujimori Launches Presidential Bid, Blasts Economy

Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of Peru's jailed ex-leader Alberto Fujimori, launched her second bid for the presidency on Friday, saying she would tap the state's rainy-day fund to kick-start the country's slow-growing economy. Fujimori, the only woman in a field packed with political old-timers, said she would not hesitate to issue more sovereign debt internationally while also dipping into the $10 billion emergency fund to finance infrastructure projects. "We have one...

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