El Salvador 2027 Budget Bill Seeks US$12.42 Billion, With US$3.42 Billion for Education
El Salvador 2027 budget: a US$12.42 billion bill, up 17.7%, puts US$3.42 billion into education, 8.1% of GDP, but leaves...
October 1, 2026Topic
El Salvador
El Salvador Electoral Court Calls 28 February 2027 Vote, Opening Candidate Registration
El Salvador electoral court magistrates have called the 28 February 2027 vote. Five parties plan presidential tickets, and candidate registration...
September 30, 2026
El Salvador CAF Talks: Pledge on Health and Schools but No New Loan Figure
El Salvador CAF talks on 28 September 2026 ended with a pledge of deeper support for health, schools and airports,...
September 30, 2026
El Salvador Corruption Case: Ex-Minister Sent to Trial Over Road Payments
El Salvador corruption case: ex-public works minister David Gutiérrez sent to trial over US$10.6 million in highway payments; the court...
September 29, 2026
El Salvador Election: Bukele and His Rivals Can Register From 1 October
El Salvador election: the tribunal is due to call the 2027 vote on Wednesday and open registration on Thursday. ARENA...
September 29, 2026
El Salvador Pension Reform Will Fix Finances, Not Raise Pensions, Ex-Central Banker Says
El Salvador pension reform will steady state finances, not lift pensions, says ex-central bank chief Carlos Acevedo, as state debt...
September 29, 2026
El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele Explained
Who is Nayib Bukele? El Salvador’s president explained: his rise, the re-election rules, the gang crackdown and its critics, bitcoin...
September 27, 2026
CECOT Case: US Judge Holds Homeland Security in Contempt
A Maryland judge held Homeland Security in contempt on 25 September and ordered a CECOT deportee brought home. See the...
September 26, 2026
Guatemala Beat El Salvador 6-0
Guatemala beat El Salvador 6-0 at El Trébol on 28 September 2026, with a William Jehú Fajardo hat-trick. Group B...
September 19, 2026