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El Salvador Invests Twenty-Four Million Dollars in Submarine Fiber-Optic Network

The telecommunications and energy regulator has committed more than twenty-four million United States dollars to new submarine fiber-optic infrastructure to expand internet capacity, reduce latency, and strengthen El Salvador's role as a regional digital connectivity hub.
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Higher Food Basket Costs Continue to Pressure Salvadoran Households

Consumer data shows the cost of the basic urban food basket has risen to more than two hundred fifty-four United States dollars, an increase of twenty-seven percent since 2019 d...

Canada Launches Regional Development Initiative for Central America

Canada has announced a forty-seven million United States dollar program to support artificial intelligence in rural healthcare and improve climate resilience in agriculture acro...

Surf City Half Marathon Expected to Drive Tourism Along La Libertad Coast

Tourism officials expect the upcoming Surf City Half Marathon to increase domestic and international visitor numbers while supporting businesses along El Salvador's growing coas...

Salvadoran Coffee Producers Secure New Export Agreements in South Korea

Coffee industry representatives have reached new distribution agreements in South Korea following trade events in Busan, supporting efforts to diversify agricultural exports bey...

Construction Boom Highlights Uneven Economic Recovery

Economic data shows construction activity expanded by more than twenty-four percent on the back of public infrastructure projects, while public health, water management and othe...

El Salvador Sends Humanitarian Rescue Teams to Earthquake-Hit Venezuela

The Salvadoran government has deployed emergency response personnel and humanitarian assistance to Venezuela following powerful earthquakes that caused widespread casualties and...

World Surf League Event Boosts El Salvador's Tourism Profile

The conclusion of the El Salvador Pro surfing championship has strengthened the country's international tourism profile and highlighted continued investment in the Surf City coa...

Regional Analysts Warn of Pressure on Central American Remittance Flows

Financial analysts say tighter banking compliance measures and expanded deportation operations in the United States could reduce remittance flows across Central America, posing ...

San Salvador Advances Construction of Its First Urban Cable Car Network

Construction continues on the San Salvador Metrocable project, which is intended to improve public transport, ease traffic congestion and connect underserved communities across ...

El Salvador Announces Largest Counternarcotics Operation in Its History

Security and legislative authorities say the country's largest operation against organized drug trafficking has disrupted regional criminal networks and reinforced the governmen...

World Bank Raises El Salvador Growth Forecast While Warning of Ongoing Constraints

The World Bank has increased its forecast for El Salvador's economic growth to three point two percent, although economists continue to caution that it remains the lowest projec...

President Bukele Opens New Rosales National Hospital in San Salvador

The Salvadoran government has inaugurated the new Rosales National Hospital in San Salvador, introducing a major public healthcare facility equipped with advanced medical techno...
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