El Salvador 3rd largest exporter of sugar in Central America

The Secmca notes that the region exported 2,515.2 million kilograms of sugar in 2023. El Salvador exported 16 percent of the sugar that Central and ...

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IMF forecasts slight decline in Latam 2024 GDP 

On the contrary, the economy of Latin America and the Caribbean is slightly worsening. It will grow 1.9 per cent this year. The International Monetary ...

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Milei dissolves Argentina’s intelligence agency because it “was used” for internal espionage

Following this decision, Milei ordered the creation of the Secretariat of State Intelligence (SIDE). The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, ordered on Monday the dissolution ...

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Rating agencies highlight Guatemala’s stability and challenges

The ratings of the country risk agencies remained stable during the first half of the year, as did the preliminary results of the visit for ...

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Bukele proposes suspending basic basket tariffs for 10 years

According to the 2023 Multiple Purpose Homes Survey, the Expanded Basic Food Cane was worth $420.91 in 2023. President Nayib Bukele announced Tuesday morning that ...

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El Salvador is the top supplier of toilet paper in Latin America

In 2023, plants located in El Salvador exported more than $186.7 million on toilet paper, with a 46 percent stake in the Latin American market. ...

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Vijosa has grown over 260% in the last decade in El Salvador

With the start of operations of its megaplant in Santa Tecla, inaugurated in 2023, the laboratory quadrupled its production capacity. Laboratorios Vijosa experienced a growth ...

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HanesBrands is El Salvador’s largest exporter 11 years in a row

Not anyone wins awards for making underwear, except HanesBrands, who is 11 years old to be the largest exporter of the Salvadoran economy, according to ...

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51.6% of diaspora enterprises are led by women

The United States brings together 29 percent of the businesses established by Salvadorans abroad.  More than 2.5 million Salvadorans live outside El Salvador, of this ...

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Venezuela’s opposition denounces “escalating repression”

Maduro’s regime has sanctioned hotels, restaurants, sound suppliers and even a sale of empanadas for serving the opposition leader and her team. Venezuela’s opposition on ...

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