El Salvador’s state debt to private pension funds — funded by deductions from the salaries of public and private sector workers — reached $11,567 million in May, 2.9% more than recorded at the end of 2025, according to data from the state-run Central Reserve...
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) started 2026 with another decline, as figures published by the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) show that during the first quarter of the year the country recorded a net flow of $217.96 million, a 40.5% reduction compared to the $366.24...
So far this year, Salvadoran households continue to face various economic challenges stemming from the general rise in the cost of various consumer goods, but primarily the foods that make up the basic food staples (CBA), which once again showed increases in May....
Over the past five years, the Salvadoran state has increased its revenues by 57% through taxes and other contributions. According to data from the Ministry of Finance, in May 2021 the country received $2,730.1 million in revenues from the collection of VAT, income...
The president of the Salvadoran Chamber of Small and Medium Agricultural Producers (CAMPO), Luis Treminio, stated that authorities from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) and some trade associations maintain that the reforms allowing the use of powdered...
The international price of a barrel of oil has already returned to the levels recorded before the start of the war in Iran, according to data from the Investing.com portal, which shows that as of Thursday evening, crude was hovering around $69 per barrel. According to...
