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El Salvador Turns to Stablecoins for $9 Billion Remittance Market as Bitcoin Remains Strategic Reserve

Dollar-pegged stablecoins are gaining ground for cross-border remittances in El Salvador as users seek to avoid Bitcoin volatility while the government continues holding the cryptocurrency as a strategic reserve.
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El Salvador Football Team Suffers 6-0 Defeat to Guatemala in CONCACAF Nations League

El Salvador’s national football team lost 6-0 to Guatemala in a CONCACAF Nations League match, prompting criticism in domestic media over the management and development of the c...

Magnitude 4.2 Earthquake Strikes Offshore Near El Salvador-Guatemala Border With No Damage Reported

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck in the Pacific off Central America, producing weak tremors in San Salvador but causing no reported damage or disruption to regional infrastruct...

Suchitoto Artisans Turn Traditional Indigo Craft Into Modern Fashion Business

Artisans in Suchitoto are adapting traditional Salvadoran indigo-dye techniques for contemporary fashion, supporting the local creative economy while broadening the historic tow...

El Salvador Mobilizes 500 Volunteers to Prepare 2027 School Uniform Distribution

El Salvador’s Education Ministry deployed 500 volunteers to measure about 1.2 million public school students ahead of the distribution of national uniform and school-supply pack...

El Salvador Plans New Safety and Infrastructure Upgrades at Los Chorros Park

Authorities announced another phase of structural and safety improvements at Los Chorros Recreational Park as El Salvador seeks to modernize the popular attraction for domestic ...

Colombia Dismantles $25 Million Money-Laundering Network Linked to Ecuadorian Cartels

Colombian authorities arrested individuals linked to a $25 million money-laundering operation that financed Ecuadorian organized crime, underscoring the reach of transnational c...

US Revokes Visas of 27 Latin American Officials Over Alleged Corruption and Drug-Trafficking Links

The United States revoked visas held by 27 senior officials from Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru over alleged links to corruption and drug trafficking, increasing diplomatic...

PAHO Warns Central America of Rising Climate-Related Health Risks

The Pan American Health Organization warned that changing climate patterns and El Niño effects are increasing public health risks across Central America, including more severe d...

El Salvador Promotes Coffee and Cacao Exports at International Festival in Türkiye

An El Salvador trade delegation is promoting specialty coffee and premium cacao at the Bean to Bar festival in Türkiye as the country seeks new wholesale partners in European an...

San Salvador and La Libertad Face 12-Hour Water Suspension for Network Maintenance

El Salvador’s national water utility scheduled a 12-hour suspension across several districts in San Salvador and La Libertad to carry out infrastructure upgrades and essential m...

Heavy Rains Forecast Across El Salvador as Authorities Monitor Vulnerable Areas

El Salvador’s Environment Ministry issued a 48-hour alert for heavy thunderstorms linked to regional atmospheric systems, prompting infrastructure operators and civil protection...

El Salvador Advances Construction of New International Fairs and Convention Center

Construction is progressing on El Salvador’s new International Center for Fairs and Conventions, a state-backed project intended to expand the country’s capacity to host corpora...
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