Among Mr Fujimori's supporters, the possibilities are the vice-president, Francisco Tudela, and Edgardo Mosqueira, a lawyer who has risen rapidly in the government ranks and is currently minister of labour. Meanwhile, foreign investors are left in the lurch. The government is putting up a front of business as usual. Officials insist the restarted privatisation plan is on track, with the second auction of the Camisea natural-gas complex still set for October 20th. Yet Peru faces a great deal of uncertainty in coming weeks, and investors will remain decidedly on the sidelines.
Time goes against the economy.
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