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Bitcoin payment provider moves headquarters to El Salvador
Bitcoin payment provider Strike is moving its headquarters to El Salvador and is now available in 11 Latin American countries.
These are Argentina, Costa Rica,...
In El Salvador, blockchain technology goes beyond cryptocurrencies
By Fátima Romero
The adoption of Bitcoin as a legal tender in El Salvador in September 2021 grabbed attention.
Still, its use is almost nil, as...
The Bukele effect: at what cost have El Salvador’s homicides been reduced?
The Salvadoran government recently celebrated 365 non-consecutive days without homicides, a fact it called unprecedented in Central American history.
The "iron fist" strategy, as part...
El Salvador registers 365 days without homicides
By Vinicius Sales
The reduction is a result of the government's repressive policy against organized crime and violent groups
President Nayib Bukele said on Thursday (11)...
El Salvador and Russia unite in a concert in tribute to pianist Rachmaninov
El Salvador and Russia united through music to pay tribute to the famous Russian pianist, composer and conductor Sergei Rakhmaninov, with a concert for...
El Salvador has invested over US$2 million in its army in one year of war against gangs
By Alberto López
The president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, in his war against gangs, has favored the modernization of the Army's equipment and armament.
He...
El Salvador zeroes out taxes on technological innovations in new bill
On Thursday night (23), El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced via Twitter that he would present a bill to Congress next week that aims...
Culture and diversity flood the streets of El Salvador at the Nuit Blanche festival
By Carina López y Douglas Martínez
Over a hundred artistic and cultural activities flooded the streets of the Salvadoran capital this weekend during the Nuit...
Nicaragua joins El Salvador and Panama’s stock market
The Nicaraguan Stock Exchange completed the process of integration to the stock market that El Salvador and Panama have been holding for six years,...
Thanks to Bukele’s security reforms, January was the safest month in El Salvador’s history
El Salvador's popular government is shaping 2023 as the safest year in more than 200 years of history after removing from the streets the...
“Volcano bonds”, the controversial bitcoin bet of El Salvador’s president
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele plans to issue bitcoin debt papers to oxygenate public finances, but his offer of so-called "volcano bonds" may be...
El Salvador’s international reserves at precarious levels, warn analysts
Specialists have recently indicated that El Salvador's net international reserves show low levels.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission reviewed Article IV and indicated that...
El Salvador’s president assures his country has the lowest homicide rate in the Americas
El Salvador maintains the lowest homicide rate in the Americas to date with 1.8 per 100,000 inhabitants, highlighted President Nayib Bukele.
"El Salvador's annualized homicide...
Bukele driving: El Salvador saw a 60% drop in the homicide rate in 2022
Thanks to President Nayib Bukele's security reforms, El Salvador recorded 496 homicides in 2022, one of the lowest values in decades, and approximately 57%...