November 18, 2025 The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB Group) announces the 2025 edition of its Global Entrepreneurship and Technology Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean – GET Forum…
Category: EL SALVADOR
El Salvador halted bitcoin purchases after signing IMF deal
By: Staff writer July 22, 2025 The International Monetary Fuund (IMF) in their July 15 Article IV Consultation report for El Salvador warned that the country should continue to mitigate…
El Salvador: 2025 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility
July 15, 2025 El Salvador: 2025 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility, and Request for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press…
IMF Executive Board Concludes 2025 Article IV consultation and First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility for El Salvador
July 1, 2025 The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded El Salvador’s 2025 Article IV consultation[1] and completed the first review of the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement.…
IMF Reaches Staff-Level Agreement on the First Review under El Salvador’s Extended Fund Facility Arrangement
May 30, 2025 IMF staff and the Salvadoran authorities have reached staff-level agreement on the first review of the country’s extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF). They also…
El Salvador to Advance Macroeconomic and Fiscal Sustainability with IDB Support
March 21, 2025 El Salvador will advance on key reforms aimed at promoting macroeconomic and fiscal sustainability with a $500 million loan from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The IDB…
Bladex leads a new USD 200 million syndicated loan for CrediQ in Costa Rica, El Salvador, and Guatemala.
March 14, 2025 Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. (Bladex) announces the successful closing of a USD 200 million syndicated loan in partnership with Banco Agrícola S.A. (a Grupo Bancolombia company) for…
El Salvador: Request for Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for El Salvador
March 4, 2025 El Salvador has recovered well from the pandemic, supported by robust remittances and buoyant tourism flows, amid a sharp improvement in the country’s security situation. Inflation has…
IMF Executive Board Approves New 40-month US$1.4 billion Extended Fund Facility Arrangement for El Salvador
February 28, 2025 Today the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a 40-month extended arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) for El Salvador, with access of…
El Salvador’s bitcoin dream is now a nightmare
By: Staff Writer September 20, 2024 El Salvador only made $235 from Bitcoin between January to July of this year according to the country’s Bitcoin Fund Management Agency (AAB), the…
IMF Staff Statement on El Salvador
August 9, 2024 An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Mr. Raphael Espinoza issued a statement following in person and virtual discussions over the past months with the Salvadoran…
Bukele stashes El Salvador bitcoin in “cold wallet.”
By: Staff Writer March 19, 2024 The President of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, said on X (formerly known as Twitter) that he stores a “big chunk” of the country’s bitcoin…