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Thursday, Jul 16, 2026
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El Salvador Updates Bitcoin Strategy While Expanding Digital Banking Services

The Central Reserve Bank is promoting fintech modernization as financial institutions invest in digital banking and mobile payments, while the government's revised Bitcoin approach places greater emphasis on voluntary adoption, institutional confidence, and discussions with the International Monetary Fund.
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World Health Organization Confirms El Salvador Has Eliminated Trachoma as a Public Health Problem

The Pan American Health Organization validated the elimination of trachoma in El Salvador, recognizing decades of sustained public health programs and marking a significant mile...

Construction Advances on San Salvador's One Hundred Million Dollar Cable Car Project

Work continued on a one hundred million dollar aerial transit system designed to carry up to seven thousand passengers an hour, cutting travel times for around two hundred thous...

El Salvador Expands Artificial Intelligence Education Across Five Thousand Public Schools

The Ministry of Education began deploying adaptive artificial intelligence tutors across five thousand public schools to improve digital literacy, strengthen technology skills a...

El Salvador Introduces Zero-Tax Incentives to Attract Artificial Intelligence and Digital Finance Companies

The government launched new incentives including zero percent corporate income tax and capital gains exemptions for eligible technology, artificial intelligence and digital fina...

Amnesty International Says El Salvador's State of Exception May Constitute Crimes Against Humanity

Amnesty International concluded that the prolonged anti-gang state of exception, under which more than ninety thousand people have been detained, may amount to crimes against hu...

El Salvador Finalizes 1.4 Billion Dollar International Monetary Fund Agreement

The Salvadoran government secured a one billion four hundred million United States dollar financing framework with the International Monetary Fund after lengthy negotiations ove...

El Salvador Ratifies President Nayib Bukele as Ruling Party Candidate for a Third Term

The ruling Nuevas Ideas party formally nominated President Nayib Bukele and Vice President Félix Ulloa for the February 2027 presidential election after constitutional reforms r...

Amnesty International Criticizes El Salvador's Permanent State of Exception

Amnesty International said the government's move to entrench emergency security measures could violate international human rights standards, arguing that mass detentions and sus...

Fitch Solutions Sees Nine Billion United States Dollar Investment Pipeline Supporting El Salvador's Growth

Fitch Solutions said a combination of major public infrastructure projects and private investment is expected to support economic expansion through the rest of the year, althoug...

El Salvador Secures Sixty Million United States Dollar Loan to Build National State Data Center

The Salvadoran government approved financing for a sovereign cloud computing center and wider digital infrastructure upgrades to move more public services online, strengthen gov...

El Salvador Surpasses Four Thousand New Business Registrations in the First Half of 2026

Salvadoran authorities reported a thirty-two percent year-over-year increase in new corporate registrations, reflecting stronger business formalization, sustained foreign invest...
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