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Steep rice price may impact food market – Fitch Solutions

Published on: April 24, 2023
16:43

By: Pavel López Lazo

Washington, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) The surge in rice prices might affect global food market and inflation as it´s considered in several nations as staple, the American credit rating agency ¨Fitch Solutions¨ warned Monday.

Electricity rates will go up in Chile

Published on: April 13, 2023
12:22

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Santiago de Chile, Apr 13 (Prensa Latina) Electricity bills in Chile will increase between 2.5 and 16.5 percent as of the next billing cycle, the Ministry of Energy reported on Thursday.

Four out of 10 of the poorest French eliminated a meal

Published on: April 10, 2023
15:06

By: Javier Arana Villasusa

Paris, Apr 10 (Prensa Latina) Inflation in France causes a particular impact on the poorest households, with 42 percent of its members claiming to eliminate a daily meal, a survey reflects today.

Panama extends fuel price subsidy

Published on: March 29, 2023
11:24

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Panama City, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) The Government of Panama extended for two more months the subsidy it has maintained since last July 18 on the price of a gallon of fuel (3.78 liters), it was reported.

Food sovereignty in the sights of Cuban lawmakers

Published on: March 15, 2023
14:22

By: Juan M. Garcia

Havana, Mar 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's food production and the measures to ensure supplies today were analyzed by the Agri-Food Commission of the National People's Power Assembly, the legislature reported on Wednesday.

Drought in Uruguay affects costs of electricity and generation

Published on: March 10, 2023
09:17

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Montevideo, Mar 10 (Prensa Latina) The Executive Branch of Uruguay authorized the public electricity company to borrow up to 70 million dollars so as to deal with the imports prompted by the persistent drought.

Price gap between Uruguay and Argentina grows

Published on: March 7, 2023
09:23

By: Luis Linares Petrov

Montevideo, Mar 7 (Prensa Latina) The difference in prices between Argentina and Uruguay is growing, says a study done by the Economic Observatory of the Catholic University of Uruguay (UCU).

Lebanon’s economy sets prices in dollars in stores (+Photo)

Published on: March 1, 2023
13:32

By: Alina Ramos Martin

Beirut, Mar 1 (Prensa Latina) Lebanon began setting prices in U.S. dollars in commercial stores, in the context of an unprecedented devaluation of the national currency.

Puerto Rican economy expected to collapse due to power prices hike

Published on: February 17, 2023
00:15

By: Alina Ramos Martin

San Juan, Feb 17 (Prensa Latina) The small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that drive Puerto Rico's economy are being destroyed by the excessive increase in electricity prices, the president of the United Retailers Center (CUD), Lourdes M. Aponte Rodriguez, warned on Thursday.

Panama extends a discount on price of 170 medicines

Published on: February 14, 2023
11:32

By: Ileana Ferrer Fonte

Panama City, Feb 14 (Prensa Latina) A technical round table on medicines submitted to President Laurentino Cortizo the proposal to extend for another six months the 30-percent discount on the price of 170 drugs, it was reported on Tuesday.

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