El Salvador will not only be the slowest-growing economy in the region, but it will also expand less than expected by the end of 2025, according to several projections by international organizations. What is impeding its growth? According to Colproce’s analysis,...
As of July 29, Casa Presidencial (Office of the President) has a new secretariat in its organizational chart: the Secretaría de Valores (Secretariat for Values). Pursuant to a reform of the internal regulations of the Executive Branch (RIOE) establishing this entity,...
Nayib Bukele claims to have a direct line to the people. After four years in office, El Salvador’s president no longer hides his aim: to perpetuate himself in power—or, at the very least, remain tethered to it for as long as possible. To that end, in a parliament...
Salvadoran democracy is dead. The Legislative Assembly loyal to Nayib Bukele signed its death warrant this Thursday, with 57 votes in favor and three against, by approving a constitutional change that permits indefinite presidential reelection and extends the term to...
The money the Salvadoran government has borrowed from investors, multilateral lenders, and contributors to the pension fund administrators (AFP), among other sources, has reached a total of $33.005 billion as of June 2024, according to official data from the Central...
U.S. bank J.P. Morgan foresees a slowdown in the inflow of family remittances to El Salvador beginning in the second half of 2025. “A marked slowdown in remittances to Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and El Salvador is expected in the second half of the year,”...
