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Foreign direct investment to El Salvador closed at more than $45 million in the second quarter of 2025
SANTA ANA, El Salvador — Foreign direct investment (FDI) to El Salvador climbed above $45 million in the second quarter of 2025, marking a recovery after last year’s steep losses. The Central Reserve Bank (BCR) reported Tuesday that net foreign … Read more
October 2023 News: Living, Tourism, Culture, and Global Affairs Shaping the Nation
October 2023 news in El Salvador centers on cost-of-living debates, government policy shifts, and daily realities shaping how Salvadorans adapt to economic pressures, wages, and housing demands. ▼ latest News ▼ Explore El Salvador’s Fruit Markets. Step inside a Salvadoran … Read more
October 2024 News: Living, Tourism, Culture, and Global Affairs Shaping the Nation
October 2024 news in El Salvador centers on cost-of-living debates, government policy shifts, and daily realities shaping how Salvadorans adapt to economic pressures, wages, and housing demands. ▼ latest News ▼ This Is How Seven Universities From El Salvador Rank … Read more
October 2025 News: Living, Tourism, Culture, and Global Affairs Shaping the Nation
October 2025 news in El Salvador centers on cost-of-living debates, government policy shifts, and daily realities shaping how Salvadorans adapt to economic pressures, wages, and housing demands. ▼ latest News ▼ Explore the Towns of La Ruta de Las Flores. … Read more
Ernesto Muyshondt, Benito Lara, and three others are sentenced for negotiations with gangs.
SANTA TECLA, El Salvador — A Salvadoran court sentenced several prominent political figures Tuesday for negotiating with gangs, delivering some of the harshest rulings in recent electoral corruption cases. The First Sentencing Court of San Salvador handed former mayor Ernesto … Read more
U.S. Trump Administration Designates El Salvador’s Barrio 18 as Foreign Terrorist Group
SANTA TECLA, El Salvador — In a move underscoring its hardened stance on transnational crime, the Trump administration on Thursday formally designated El Salvador’s Barrio 18 street gang a foreign terrorist organization. The designation places Barrio 18 alongside global extremist … Read more
El Salvador 2025 Art and Design Festival: Creativity Driving Economy and Tourism
SANTA TECLA El Salvador — El Salvador is turning to creativity to fuel economic growth. The government announced the 2025 Art and Design Festival, a nationwide celebration of artisanal talent. The event, now in its fourth edition, was presented on … Read more