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During the summer, cyber-attacks increase by around 30%, taking advantage of the relaxation of security measures and the increase in online activity. Cybercriminals use various methods, such as phishing and identity theft, focusing especially on scams related to tourist accommodations.

The Aeropuerto Internacional de El Salvador “San Óscar Arnulfo Romero y Galdámez” is the gateway through which thousands of tourists enter the country; and this august vacation season is no exception, so the Central Government is ready to receive them.

According to official data from the Ministry of Tourism, during the first six months of this year, more than 5.1 million people have visited different recreational parks, beaches, lakes, rivers, archaeological sites and protected natural areas, among other tourist sites throughout the salvadoran territory. 

The Dirección General de Energía, Hidrocarburos Minas (DGEHM), informs salvadorans that fuel prices will increase up to US$0.03 for super gasoline and diesel, while regular gasoline will decrease US$0.03 per gallon. The reference prices will be in effect as of tuesday, june 27, 2023.

The Dirección General de Energías, Hidrocarburos y Minas (DGEHM), informs salvadorans that prices for each gallon of fuel will increase up to US$0.05 for super and regular gasoline, while diesel will have a decrease of US$0.01.

The U.S. Embassy posted via twitter account the State Department has changed the date of the increase in non-immigrant visa application processing fees.

Farmers in La Libertad withdraw their Agricultural Packages with the conviction that the harvest will be better than in other years, because the agricultural subsidy is more complete and technical assistance from the Ministerio de Agricultura y Ganadería (MAG), the Centro Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria y Forestal (CENTA)  and the Instituto Salvadoreño de Transformación Agraria (ISTA) is added.

According to the Consumer Price Index of the Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (ONEC) the overall value was 128.97 with a monthly variation of -0.09%, annual variation of 5.44%, and accumulated variation of 0.94% for the month of april 2023.

The Oficina Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (ONEC), of the Banco Central de Reserva (BCR), explains in its bulletin that the Índice de Precios al Productor (IPP) that in march this year was 130.01 with a monthly variation of 0.25%, reflecting an increase in prices compared to february 2023.

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), explains in its report that the food price index rebounded slightly in april 2023 an average of 127.2 points, that is, 0.8 points or 0.6% more than in march and some 31.2 points (19.7%) below its value in the same month last year.