Central America knows how to set trends. At least in politics. The year 1954 is a clear example, as the coup against the president of Guatemala, Jacobo Árbenz, took place. He stood up to the interests of the powerful Guatemalan oligarchy and American companies, mainly...
In mid-November of 2023, the election of Costa Rican Gisela Sánchez as the new executive president of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE) had a strong impact on the region. This was due to the symbolic nature of her election (as she is the first...
“Last year, fiscal shortcomings were aggravated by an opaque pension system financing agreement, which was recently reorganized. Although financial transparency is limited, we suspect that the pension system is financing the government through loan plans via the...
Investment bank Barclays published a report indicating that alternatives for obtaining external financing are becoming increasingly scarce for El Salvador, so an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be a lifeline for the country and unlock...
The Nuevas Ideas party faced a significant loss in its vote share for these Municipal Council elections, obtaining less than half a million votes nationwide, while in the presidential elections it obtained more than 2.7 million votes in its favor. Although its...
Weeks after the presidential elections in which the current Salvadoran president was re-elected for a second term, the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, stressed the need to “defend the rule of law, ensure the separation of powers,...
