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A special report prepared by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), indicates that after the 3.2% drop in Gross Domestic Product (GDP), which took place in 2020, the world economy is expected to grow by 6% in 2021 and 5% in 2022.

The Mayor's Office of San Salvador carried out the Mega Job Fair 2022 which brought together more than 100 companies and exceeded 10 thousand job openings, between permanent and temporary. The activity was coordinated by the mayor of the capital, Mario Durán, through the Department of Employment Management.

According to the firm Forward Keys, specialized in sector studies, this year El Salvador registers a 45% increase in the number of tickets (to visit) confirmed in the first quarter of 2022, compared to 2019. Thus, the country is positioned as one of the two destinations in Central America where there will be more scheduled trips.

In its annual report Preliminary Overview of the Economies 2021, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), highlights that 2022 will be a year of great challenges for growth, employment generation and facing the social costs of the pandemic.

This year, LifeMiles, Avianca's frequent flyer program, is being updated to allow more members to reach Elite status by reducing the requirements to maintain their status. In addition, it brings changes to the mileage accrual scheme, allowing miles to be earned based on the size of ticket purchased.

The Asociación Salvadoreña de Industriales (ASI), presented the fourth quarterly report of economic and regulatory performance of 2021, indicated that growth will be 4.2% for the current year 2022.

The World Bank (WB), in a recent economic and global outlook report indicates that regional economic growth was 6.7% and expects this figure to decrease by 2.6% in 2022 and 2.7% in 2023.

Vendors in downtown San Salvador have had to increase the prices of school supplies to achieve minimal profits, risking offering notebooks at US$0.80 and US$0.90 where they earn US$0.02 and US$0.03 in order not to lose their clients.

The pandemic accelerated the migration of digital sales through the internet, but with social networks, this scenario will continue and strengthen in 2022.

If you are one of those who have made purchases in october, november or soon in december, it is likely that, if you made that expense through a credit card, the first installment will begin to be paid in january 2022.