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El Salvador’s Agromarkets to Offer Paraguayan Beef and Digital Wallet Discounts.
El Salvador’s agromarkets will soon feature premium Paraguayan beef alongside a new digital payment program offering discounts to consumers. Carnes del Paraguay is investing $5 million to supply high-quality, grass-finished, antibiotic-free beef...

World Bank Backs El Salvador’s Push for Social Housing and Urban Renewal.
El Salvador’s Ministry of Housing held a high-level meeting with senior representatives from the World Bank to outline a new program aimed at expanding affordable housing and improving living conditions across the country. Minister of Housing...

Argentina and El Salvador Deepen Ties in Science, Technology, and Social Development.
The governments of El Salvador and Argentina have signed the Fourth Technical-Scientific Cooperation Program, marking a renewed commitment to advancing South-South collaboration for the 2025–2027 period. The agreement was formalized during the IV...

El Salvador Promotes Renewable Energy with New Geothermal Energy Law
El Salvador is taking a major step in advancing its renewable energy sector with the approval of the new Geothermal Energy Law, designed to diversify the country’s energy mix, attract investment, and ensure a reliable electricity supply. The...

Belize stumble 6–1 to El Salvador in final group match at UNCAF U16 FIFA Forward Tournament
Views: 83 Views: 78 Posted: Monday, October 6, 2025. 11:21 am CST. Marlon Meza Jr scored Belize’s only goal against El Salvador in the 39th minute on Monday, October 6, 225, at the 2025 UNCAF FIFA Forward U16 Boys Tournament at the Centro...

Sae-A Trading acquires Swisstex operations in El Salvador & US
Sae-A Trading, a leading global textile and apparel manufacturer and subsidiary of the Global Sae-A Group, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Swisstex's manufacturing operations in El Salvador, as well as Swisstex Direct, LLC, a...

El Salvador Launches High-Value Cacao Reforestation Program
The Ministry of Local Development of El Salvador has launched the “Productive Reforestation with High-Value Cacao” program, a strategic initiative designed to strengthen export-quality cacao production, boost the national economy, and promote...

El Salvador Allocates $1,037.2 Million to Security and Defense in 2026 Budget
The 2026 General State Budget proposes an allocation of $1,037.2 million for Security and Defense, underscoring the government’s continued commitment to maintaining public order and strengthening national defense capacities. Presented alongside...

After the Fall of “Roe,” Will El Salvador’s Total Abortion Ban Be Model for US?
Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with a donation. A new investigation by Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Maria Hinojosa looks at reproductive...

Why Max Keiser Sees El Salvador as the Model for America’s Bitcoin Future.
Max Keiser, the veteran financial broadcaster and Bitcoin advocate, has been central to El Salvador’s transformation into the world’s first “Bitcoin Country.” Beyond promoting the idea, he has helped shape institutions, laws, and projects that...

10 Reasons the U.S. Can’t Afford to Ignore Venezuela Anymore
Nicolás Maduro and his illegitimate, narco-terrorist Venezuelan government must fall — not just for the sake of the majority of law-abiding Venezuelans who deserve to have the government they voted for in the summer of 2024, but for every single...

I went to El Salvador to see if the country really gave up on Bitcoin
In late August, I had the pleasure of visiting El Salvador for the first time. I didn’t know what to expect. The bar had been set high by both conservative and liberal media, who either praised or decried President Nayib Bukele’s vigorous war on...

America’s Outsourced Deportations: Trump’s $6 Million Gift to El Salvador for a Favor
Courtesy Government of El Salvador It is unclear how much U.S. money has actually been spent, whether any monitoring mechanisms exist, or if conditions were attached beyond the vague stipulations already disclosed. By Matthew A. McIntosh Public...

El Salvador’s GDP Grows 4.1% as Construction Sector Expands by 33.87%
The director of @COAMSS_OPAMSS, Luis Rodríguez (@LRodriguez_SV), announced that El Salvador’s construction sector has expanded by 33.87%, generating 167,000 new jobs across the country. According to Rodríguez, the Port of Acajutla has registered a...

El Salvador Begins Metrocable Project to Transform Public Transport in San Salvador.
El Salvador will soon begin construction on a metrocable system aimed at reducing traffic congestion and improving public transport in Greater San Salvador, Minister of Public Works Romeo Rodríguez announced during an interview on Frente a Frente....

The Largest Infrastructure and Public Works Budget in El Salvador’s History
Public investment has reached unprecedented levels, with $2,261 million allocated to infrastructure and public works in the 2026 budget. This historic figure is aimed at modernizing the country’s road networks, expanding public transportation...

Sae-A Trading Announces Acquisition of Swisstex El Salvador Plants to Expand Global Manufacturing Network
Sae-A Trading Expands Its Americas Footprint with the Acquisition of Swisstex, Strengthening Leadership in Sports and Performance Apparel. LOS ANGELES and SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sae-A Trading, a leading global textile and...

Meet the Trump-Appointed Diplomat Accused of Shielding El Salvador’s President From Law Enforcement
This article first appeared at ProPublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. In August 2020, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, went to...

How a US ambassador allegedly shielded El Salvador's Bukele from law enforcement
By T. Christian Miller, Sebastian Rotella, Kirsten Berg and Brett Murphy for ProPublica In August 2020, the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, went to the U.S. ambassador with an extraordinary request. Salvadoran authorities had intercepted a...

Senator Cynthia Lummis says US government can begin funding Bitcoin reserve at any moment
Pro-Bitcoin U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis says the government can begin funding its Strategic Bitcoin Reserve “anytime now,” signaling that the project is ready to move forward once Congress clears final legislative hurdles. Lummis posted on X,...