96% of the companies intend to increase executive salaries, according to a survey by PriceWaterhouseCoopers carried out among those companies which use their services.

According to the study results, provided to the AFP by the firm's analyst, Roberto Monge, the salary increases will be between 7% and 11% since the companies are trying to avoid the turnover of executives which increased in the second semester of 2008-

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