Inflation in El Salvador reached 3.60% year-on-year in September 2026, compared with 3.19% recorded in August, the latest official Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure indicates. The indicator maintained the upward trend that has been observed since March, when inflation...
The 2026 report by the Latinobarómetro Corporation classifies El Salvador as a “dictatorship” and an “authoritarian government” and shows the population as disenchanted with democracy. Latinobarómetro is the benchmark public opinion study in Latin America: each year...
The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) awarded the contract for the second supply of airline tickets for official missions related to activities of the electoral process for the elections of February 28, 2027. The expected duration of the contract is 365 days. The...
The recognition of $2,300 million in accrued unpaid interest of the pension system will cause El Salvador’s public debt to jump by 5.6 percentage points of 2027 gross domestic product (GDP), according to estimates by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recommends that the Salvadoran Government introduce a progressive copayment scheme on the DoctorSV platform, which has a monthly cost of $10 million. In the report on the second and third reviews of the Extended Fund Facility...
The $2,300 million that the Salvadoran State owes the pension fund for principal and interest that went unpaid during a four-year grace period is planned to be paid through the issuance of a new certificate, which will be delivered in April 2027, as revealed in the...
