Grupo AES to invest $236 million in El Salvador over next 5 years

By 2024, $58.3 million will be allocated, of which $41 million will be to improve service standards and $17 million for digital transformation. Grupo AES ...

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El Salvador receives 15% of remittances to Central America

El Salvador received $8,181.8 million through remittances in 2023. El Salvador received 15.6 percent of remittances that arrived in Central America in 2023, confirmed data ...

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Panama’s economy grew 7.3 percent in 2023

Panama is the fastest growing economy in Latin America in 2023, according to ECLAC. Panama’s economy grew 7.3 percent in 2023 compared to the previous ...

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Nicaragua signs up to China’s moon base initiative

The National Council of Universities (UNC), under the control of Daniel Ortega’s dictatorship, signed a cooperation agreement with the China Deep Space Exploration Laboratory, which ...

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Bukele says the homicide rate in El Salvador will be ‘even lower’ in 2024

Police say the average daily death toll was 0.4 in 2023. El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, said Tuesday that the homicide rate in El Salvador ...

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Honduran prosecutor seizes property of former President Juan Orlando Hernández

In a statement, the Prosecutor’s Office said Monday that the actions extend to Hernandez’s wife, Ana Garcia, “among other people from his close circle.” The ...

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Economists support Honduras’ decision to withdraw from World Bank arbitration

More than 80 economists from around the world supported Honduras’ decision on Tuesday to withdraw from the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (CIADI), ...

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US wants to rid LATAM of Russian and Chinese influence

The U.S. government wants to get rid of Russia’s malignant influence in Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua, among other countries in the region, said on Tuesday ...

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Moody’s says Ortega’s efforts to evade sanctions strengthened economy  

The rating agency based its improvement on strengthening the increase in remittances, FDI and tax collectionIn the midst of criticism of the lack of effectiveness ...

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Panama Canal announces ambitious investment plan

An ambitious investment plan and carbon-free operations stand out today among the priorities of the Panama Canal, according to its authorities. As explained by the ...

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