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El Salvador Creates Electronics Manufacturing Zones to Capitalize on Costa Rican Semiconductor Expansion

Following major multinational investments in the semiconductor industry in neighboring Costa Rica, the Salvadoran Ministry of Economy has launched special economic zones designed to attract electronics component manufacturers and integrate El Salvador into growing Central American technology supply chains.
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