El Salvador INFO
The International Monetary Fund “IMF” Approves $1.4 Billion Financing Program for El Salvador
Today, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Executive Board approved a $1.4 billion financing program for El Salvador, providing immediate economic support to the country; it includes an initial disbursement of $113 million. According to the IMF, the program aims to … Read more
El Salvador Begins Construction of New Airport in the Eastern Region: A Game-Changer for Regional Development
Yesterday, President Nayib Bukele symbolically began the construction of phase one of the Pacific Airport by laying the first stone of the project. This airport is one of his flagship projects, which seeks to revitalize the eastern part of the … Read more
ANEP: Women-Led Companies in El Salvador Have Grown 30% Over the Last Decade
The National Association of Private Enterprise (ANEP) stated that women-led companies in El Salvador have increased by 30% over the last decade. ANEP’s president, Agustin Martinez, highlighted the percentage increase during a forum with women leaders of business associations in … Read more
Human Rights Watch: New Salvadoran Penal Reforms Represent a Danger to Minors
Today, Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned that recent penal reforms approved by the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly put children and adolescents in grave danger by allowing them to be transferred to adult prisons. According to HRW, the new penal reform violates … Read more
Mexico Cartels: The Sinaloa Cartel to the ELN: Ally or Subordinate?
Remarks from Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro that the Sinaloa Cartel is the “current boss” of the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación Nacional – ELN) suggest a relationship of subordination between the two groups that remains unproven. Petro emphasized the importance of education in preventing young people from taking up arms and being paid by … Read more
Canada Declares MS-13 and Six More Latin American Criminal Groups as Terrorist Organizations
The Government of Canada has taken a firm step in its strategy against drug trafficking by designating MS-13 and six other Latin American transnational criminal groups as terrorist organizations. The list of terrorist groups with this terrorist designation are the … Read more
U.S. State Department Labels MS-13, Tren de Aragua, and Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
The U.S. government has officially designated several Latin American organized crime groups as terrorist organizations, but the move will do little to help attack these complex criminal networks. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced February 20 that the Venezuelan mega-gang Tren de Aragua, the MS13 street gang, and the … Read more