Economic Report

Committee Briefing - August 2008
New law for the protection of persons in a accessing goods and services
These new regulations are within the scope of laws enabled by the president of the republic on July 31, 2008, and the purpose of which is to defend the rights of persons in general in accessing goods and services...[+]

Special report of the Direction of Analysis and Information
Monetary Reform: Removing three zeros from the currency?

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Credit Card interest rates

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The maximum preferential active interest rate to be applied by financial institutions on credit operations corresponding to tourism sector activities for March 2008 has been set.

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Prohibition to make collections on commissions, rates or surcharges derived from the holding of savings accounts.

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Provision establishing the provisions to enjoy the exemptions on the Tax on Financial Transactions on Legal Persons and Economic Entities without Legal Personality.

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Ruling establishing the compliance norms on the duties regarding the Tax on Financial Transactions on Corporate Entities and Economic Entities without Legal Personality, on payments not mediated through financial institutions.

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2008 Global Employment Trends
According to the annual report of the International Labour Office (ILO), Global Employment Trends(GET), Latin America & the Caribbean was the only region where vulnerable employment has increased – from 31.4 to 33.2 per cent of total employment over the last ten years, with an increase of job creation in the services sector.