El Salvador’s net international reserves accumulated $5,142.45 million in the first eight months of 2026, 14.67% more than at the close of 2025, according to Central Reserve Bank (BCR) data consulted this Thursday. Official data indicate that net reserves grew...
The country’s improved performance in reading, math, and science on the PISA test does not give the presidential X account grounds to declare that El Salvador now stands on par with Germany and Sweden. Honesty about reality demands that this exaggeration be put...
What’s happening in Vamos is unheard of. A minority party that isn’t growing because it hasn’t managed to include broad sectors affected by the Bukele government’s policies wants to get rid of those who propose opening up the party. It’s...
The US Department of Homeland Security has put its decision on the future of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador on hold, even though the program’s latest designation expires today. The agency announced that notification will come “at the...
El Salvador’s debt to private pension funds could reach $12 billion by the end of 2026, according to an estimate made Wednesday by Patricio Pineda, a representative of the Working Group for a Dignified Pension, who also warned about the returns workers’...
The Permanent Roundtable for Labor Justice on Wednesday rejected the government’s proposal to reorganize El Salvador’s workweek into four 11-hour workdays and three days off, arguing it would represent a setback for labor rights. The organizations proposed...
