Drought reduced the transit of ships in the Panama Canal 29%

The lack of rains reduced the daily passage of ships from 38 to 22, although the situation has normalized in recent months with the arrival ...

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El Salvador repurchased debt with maturities between 2027 and 2052

El Salvador’s offer to buy back its bonds worth about $7.2 billion closed on Thursday. El Salvador’s president, Nayib Bukele, announced on Friday night that ...

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El Salvador explores FTA with MERCOSUR

El Salvador’s Minister of Economy said there is interest from the South American bloc. There is progress in the terms of reference for negotiating. El ...

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Panama’s exports up 5.2%

High demand for products such as shrimp, cane sugar, fish oil, fish meal and antihistamine medicines, among others, boosted exports of Panamanian goods Panama’s total ...

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S&P maintains El Salvador’s rating

The agency catalogued the opportunistic operation because the government was able to meet the obligations without the transaction at prices slightly above the markets. S&P ...

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Lula wants to charge tax on Brazilian millionaires to help those who earn less

According to the president, there is tax injustice in Brazil because the richest do not pay taxes on dividends generated by profits in shares or ...

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El Salvador aims to launch first nuclear reactor by 2030

Over the next seven years, the government also expects to train more than 400 people in the nuclear area. The Directorate General for Energy, Hydrocarbons ...

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Latin America had zero GDP per capita growth in the last decade, according to the IDB

The challenge is linked to early technology investments, with the “talent entrepreneurship as the central axis of development,” as well as informality, which represents a ...

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Walmart to donate $300,000 in equipment and products to Central America’s food banks

During 2023, Walmart donated almost 6,873 tons of products from stores, distribution centers and plants to the Food Banks in Central America, benefiting 430,842 Central ...

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Government sends draft Nuclear Energy Act to the Assembly: El Salvador

Directorate-General for Energy may grant or revoke licences related to the generation of nuclear power. The Minister of Economy, María Luisa Hayem, presented to the ...

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