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US$0.21 and US$0.12 increase for super and regular gasoline, but US$0.04 decrease for diesel
The Dirección de Energía, Hidrocarburos y Minas (DGEHM), informs salvadorans that fuel prices for super and regular gasoline will increase by US$0.21 and US$0.12 and diesel will decrease by US$0.04 from april 18 to may 01.
Energy rates will not increase for the next three months: Daniel Álvarez
The president of the Comisión Ejecutiva Hidroeléctrica del Río Lempa (CEL) and director of the Dirección General de Energía, Hidrocarburos y Minas, Daniel Álvarez, explained in an interview that the electric energy tariff will not increase during the next three months.
Ship rate hikes gain momentum in charter market
According to media outlet Mundo Marítimo activity in the charter market remains high, although contract volumes have dropped slightly in the last two weeks due to a shortage of vessels.
Regular and Super Gasoline increase US$0.05 per gallon, but Diesel down US$0.11 per gallon
The Dirección General de Energía, Hidrocarburos y Minas (DGEHM), informs salvadorans about the reference prices of fuels that present an increase of US$0.05 and US$0.02 in regular and super gasoline, only diesel will have a decrease of US$0.12, the costs per gallon will be in effect from april 04 to april 17, 2023.
U.S. tourist visa will go from US$160 to US$185 starting may 2023
According to EFE news agency, the U.S. Government announced an increase in the prices of tourist, business, student, temporary worker and investor visas effective may 30.
US$0.04 will increase the price of regular and premium gasoline in the next few days
The Dirección General de Hidrocarburos y Minas (DEHM), informs salvadorans the new reference prices for the next days, which present an increase of US$0.04 for each gallon to be consumed from march 21 to april 03, 2023.
Price of the basic urban basket as of january 2023 increased US$31.59 and the rural basket US$30.13
The director of the Centro para la Defensa del Consumidor (CDC), Danilo Perez, explained that in january 2021 the basic food basket in the urban sector cost US$199.24, in january 2022 it cost US$213.43 and by january 2023 it increased to US$245.02, and the last price of the urban one has just been updated to US$249.70.
ISSS affirms that enrollment of new contributors to the formal sector increased 7% in january 2023
Data from the Instituto Salvadoreño del Seguro Social (ISSS) show that the enrollment of new workers increased 7% in january 2023 compared to the same month of 2022.
Fertilizer price hikes could increase food insecurity in Central America
The World Bank explains that before the Russia-Ukraine conflict, Central America imported fertilizers from Russia, Belarus or Ukraine and this has had a direct impact on local fertilizer prices in this part of the region.
The amount of the february 2022-2023 accounts increased US$353 million
The Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero (SSF), informs that the amount of savings accounts in the banking sector presented an interannual increase of US$353.6 million as of february 10, allowing the availability of financing for investment in the country.