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El Salvador Offers Tax Incentives to Attract Artificial Intelligence Computing Projects

The Salvadoran government is expanding its geothermal energy strategy and offering income-tax exemptions to international artificial intelligence developers that establish high-density computing infrastructure in the country.
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El Salvador Producer Prices Rise 3.5 Percent as Energy and Logistics Costs Increase

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