The trade agreement reached between the Government of El Salvador and the United States to eliminate the 10% tariff on Salvadoran exports has already prompted scrutiny from economists, who warn that the immediate fiscal benefit must be assessed against possible...
El Salvador’s relationship with the United States has long been defined by asymmetric integration into U.S.-led patterns of accumulation and security regimes, from the Cold War to the “war on drugs” and the “war on terror.” In the 1980s, El Salvador’s military...
El Salvador’s health system is plagued by wasteful and inefficient spending. That was one of the key points addressed in the presentation of the report on “Health and Education Spending Efficiency in El Salvador Compared to the Central American...
The editor-in-chief of El Faro has just published from exile the essay “Bukele, the Naked King” (Anagrama), in which he asserts that Bukele “is living his finest hour because his wager on Trump’s return to power paid off handsomely.” The...
The La Unión Sur Municipality, in the department of La Unión, spent $823,566 on patron saint festivities across its districts of La Unión, Conchagua, El Carmen, San Alejo, Intipucá, and Yayantique. In the aftermath of the revelry, however, Mayor Blanca Victoria...
The United States and El Salvador signed an agreement on Thursday aimed at encouraging investment in the exploration and export of critical minerals, which U.S. President Donald Trump has described as essential to economic and national security. The deal signed in...
