Contreras had previously downplayed months of economic contraction, but told journalists outside congress on Friday that the "difficult" situation was now definitively considered a recession.
(Reporting by Marco Aquino; Editing by Isabel Woodford)
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LIMA (Reuters) - There is "no doubt" Peru is in a recession, Economy Minister Alex Contreras said on Friday, his first acknowledgment of the country's negative growth, before speaking before congress to request a fiscal stimulus.
Contreras had previously downplayed months of economic contraction, but told journalists outside congress on Friday that the "difficult" situation was now definitively considered a recession.
(Reporting by Marco Aquino; Editing by Isabel Woodford)