El Salvador: Bukele’s “war on gangs” leaves more than 53,000 prisoners in jail
The war against gangs that Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele has been waging for the past six months could lead to...
October 5, 2022Topic
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El Salvador announces repurchase of its debt securities for more than $565 million
The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, announced today that the country had completed the repurchase of its foreign debt...
September 22, 2022
Fitch downgraded El Salvador’s credit rating
U.S. rating agency Fitch Ratings has downgraded El Salvador's credit rating for the second time this year.
September 19, 2022
Salvadoran president announces he will run for re-election
El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele announced his intention to seek re-election as president of his country in a speech marking
September 16, 2022
El Salvador launches debt buyback program amid uncertainty over its bitcoin bond
The government of El Salvador announced Monday (12) that it has offered to buy back a portion of its government...
September 14, 2022
“Zero murders”, says El Salvador’s Bukele and rejects criticism by U.S. lawmakers
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele rejected recent criticism by U.S. congressional lawmakers of the alleged deterioration of human rights
September 13, 2022
El Salvador’s Bitcoin experiment falters one year after its launch
A year after Bitcoin was introduced as a means of payment, few people in El Salvador are using the cryptocurrency.
September 8, 2022
The splendor of the Maya: Four ancient metropolises in Central America
A trip to Central America always means a journey to an ancient and important culture.
August 2, 2022
El Salvador’s Congress freezes fuel prices
On April 5, the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador approved a law to freeze fuel prices during April and May,...
April 6, 2022