The magazine specialized in the use of Bitcoin, "Bitcoin Magazine", announced today that the first ATM for transactions with this cryptocurrency has been built; while the Asociación Salvadoreña de Industriales (ASI),reported that the institution is undergoing internal training for a better handling of Bitcoin.

The Asociación Bancaria Salvadoreña, (ABANSA), gave a conference on phishing, a method to trick people into sharing passwords, credit card numbers, and other confidential information by pretending to be a trustworthy institution in an email message or phone call.

The Ministerio de Turismo (MITUR), along with a delegation of 14 salvadoran businessmen are starting today a business meeting with panamanian businessmen, which is led by the minister of Tourism, Morena Valdez and the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Adriana Mira.

The President of the Administración Nacional de Acueductos y Alcantarillados (ANDA), Rubén Alemán, informed about the main objective of the institution with the rehabilitation and investment of the Las Pavas Water Treatment Plant.

Tuesday, 24 August 2021 13:19

Gasoline prices show a drop for the next few days

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The Ministerio de Economía (MINEC) informed about the new variations of fuels that present a drop in their prices and will be in effect from august 24 to september 6, 2021.

The minister of Economy (MINEC), María Luisa Hayem, participated as a panelist in the "El Salvador a strategic ally" Forum, developed by the Cámara Americana de Comercio en El Salvador (AMCHAM), in which she motivated the business environment in our country to local and regional companies, as well as the generation of jobs and support strategies provided by the government in the face of the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Executive Director of the Asociación Nacional de la Empresa privada (ANEP), Leonor Selva, and the Economic manager of this institution, Waldo Jimenez, gave a biannual report detailing the factors that will make a possible economic growth of 9% by the end of 2021.

The Central Government informed that as of September 7, people will be able to use Chivo ATMs and banking agencies called ''Puntos Chivo'' which will not pay commissions for the use of these, which will be available for free use, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

The Covid 19 pandemic has exposed its impact on women and exacerbates inequality in the female labor force. This is reflected in recent data from the International Labor Organization (ILO), which states that only 46.8% of women of working age in the American region will have a job by 2021.