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20 October 2026

Oxfam analysis finds Peru’s richest captured 42 percent of all new wealth

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Source reporting: Al Jazeera English

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Oxfam analysis finds Peru’s richest captured 42 percent of all new wealth

Only 1. 4 percent of all new wealth created between 2019 and 2025 went to the poorest 50 percent, report finds.

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