The U.S. government withdrew the nomination of Troy Edgar as ambassador to El Salvador, a decision communicated on April 13 through the official White House website and in the list of nominations sent to the Senate, ending the process initiated on January 29, 2026,...
El Salvador may have gone 10 to 11 months without receiving new disbursements from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) under the current $1.4 billion agreement, due to delays such as the second program review—which has yet to be completed and was originally...
In El Salvador, informal work accounts for a large percentage of national labor force indicators. According to data from the recent 2025 Multipurpose Household Survey (EHPM), published by the Central Reserve Bank (BCR), as many as 38.3% of the employed population in...
El Salvador is projecting the production of approximately 19.2 million quintals of basic grains in 2026, a figure slightly higher than the previous year but still insufficient to meet an estimated national demand of 25 million quintals, leaving a deficit of close to...
The increase in food and service prices once again put pressure on Salvadorans’ wallets in March, when year-over-year inflation accelerated to 1.47%, according to the Central Reserve Bank (BCR). The increase was driven mainly by the food and non-alcoholic...
U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew Troy Edgar’s nomination as U.S. ambassador to El Salvador on Monday, according to the official White House website. According to the news outlet Politico, the official was reportedly returned to his position as undersecretary...
