Peru's new president completes cabinet

Peru's newly-elected president Pedro Castillo completed his cabinet, by swearing in former World Bank economist Pedro Francke as his finance minister in late Friday evening.

Aníbal Torres was also sworn in as justice minister on Friday, filling the remaining empty cabinet posts.

Most of the rest of Castillo's cabinet was sworn in on Thursday.

(Cover: Peru's President Pedro Castillo waves alongside newly appointed members of his cabinet, Lima, Peru, July 29, 2021. /Reuters)