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El Salvador Reaches One Point Four Billion Dollar IMF Agreement After Adjusting Bitcoin Policy

El Salvador finalized a forty-month Extended Fund Facility with the International Monetary Fund by agreeing to end speculative government trading of digital assets while keeping Bitcoin as legal tender in support of broader macroeconomic stability.
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El Salvador Expands Surf City Infrastructure to Support Tourism Growth

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El Salvador and Honduras Strengthen Border Security Cooperation

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Central American Customs Union Launches Unified Digital Border Platform

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