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AMISTAD 25: Helping Hands, Medical cooperation and Readiness in El Salvador
Dialogo Magazine
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July 16, 2025
A patient explains his symptoms to U.S. Air Force Major Julie Browne, 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron physician assistant, during AMISTAD 2025 at Ilopango, El Salvador, June 23, 2025. (Photo: U.S. Air Force Airman First Class Andre Medina) BY...
El Salvador Partners with World’s Largest Architecture Firm Gensler to Transform Urban Development.
El Salvador in English
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July 14, 2025
El Salvador is marking a new chapter in urban development with a strategic alliance aimed at transforming the San Salvador Metropolitan Area (AMSS). On Monday, the Executive Director of COAMSS/OPAMSS, Luis Rodríguez, signed a cooperation agreement...
‘Impressive and Full of Potential’: Executive from Global Architecture Firm Gensler Praises Renewal of San Salvador’s Historic Center.
El Salvador in English
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July 15, 2025
El Salvador continues its ambitious transformation of San Salvador’s Historic Center, aiming to turn it into a regional model of urban development. On the evening of July 14, a delegation from the global firm Gensler Architecture, Design &...
El Salvador’s Autódromo El Jabalí Hosts One of Central America’s Top Racing Events.
El Salvador in English
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July 12, 2025
El Salvador is hosting the Copa Pulsar Centroamericana 2025 this weekend at the Autódromo Internacional El Jabalí, bringing together nearly 300 motorcycle racers from across the region, including Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Venezuela, and the...
El Salvador Officials Explore Chinese Smart City Model to Improve Infrastructure.
El Salvador in English
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July 11, 2025
A delegation of public officials from El Salvador is currently in the People’s Republic of China, participating in a specialized seminar on smart city development. This initiative is part of the Salvadoran government’s commitment to promoting...
Canadian Citizen Refutes Travel Alert About El Salvador.
El Salvador in English
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July 12, 2025
spoken out in strong support of El Salvador’s security, calling the country one of the safest places he’s lived. After nearly five years residing in the Central American nation and working closely with underserved communities, Murphy took to...
El Salvador’s 0% Income Tax Reform Boosts Foreign Investment and Diaspora Confidence.
El Salvador in English
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July 10, 2025
More than a year after enacting a bold fiscal reform that eliminated income taxes on remittances and international earnings, El Salvador is now reaping the benefits through record-breaking levels of foreign direct investment (FDI) and stronger...
El Salvador Recognized Among Crypto-Tax-Free Nations in 2025.
El Salvador in English
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July 10, 2025
El Salvador has been officially recognized as one of only five countries in the world where cryptocurrency capital gains are tax-free, according to a recent report by Cointelegraph. This places the Central American nation at the forefront of...
Surf City II Gains Traction as New Coastal Investment Corridor in El Salvador.
El Salvador in English
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July 11, 2025
El Salvador has inaugurated Surf City II, a major tourism and infrastructure development along the eastern Pacific coast, designed to unlock new opportunities for foreign investment, local economic growth, and sustainable travel. The project was...
Costa Rica’s Tourism Faces Decline Amid Rising Crime and Costs
Tico Times
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July 16, 2025
Costa Rica’s flagship tourism industry, long a cornerstone of our nation’s economy, is dealing with a noticeable downturn in 2025 as rising crime, health concerns, infrastructure issues, and a strong local currency converge to challenge one of the...
HRC59: Amidst ongoing state of emergency, El Salvador must review legality of mass detentions
International Service for Human Rights
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July 10, 2025
On 30 June, Leonor Arteaga, representative of Fundacion Para el Debido Proceso (DPLF), delivered a joint statement with ISHR for the adoption of El Salvador’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR). Arteaga urged the Salvadoran government to establish an...
El Salvador Breaks Investment Record Amid Rising International Confidence.
El Salvador in English
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July 8, 2025
El Salvador has reached a major economic milestone, reporting USD 322.24 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first quarter of 2025—the highest amount recorded in the last six years. This marks a 64% increase compared to Q1 2024,...
El Salvador’s SurfCity Half Marathon To Mark Its Fifth Year with Record Participation.
El Salvador in English
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July 8, 2025
El Salvador is strengthening its reputation as a sports tourism destination with the fifth edition of the SurfCity El Salvador Half Marathon, set for July 20 in Punta Roca. “We’re excited to launch another edition of a race that grows every year,”...
El Salvador Registers Deflation Amid Global Inflation Surge, Contrasting Sharply with Venezuela.
El Salvador in English
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July 8, 2025
El Salvador has emerged as a global outlier in economic performance, recording a deflation rate of -0.21%, according to the latest data published by @stats_feed and sourced from Trading Economics. In a world where many nations are battling soaring...
El Salvador’s Rising Wages Keep Nation in Upper-Middle-Income Status.
El Salvador in English
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July 8, 2025
El Salvador continues to rank as an upper-middle-income country, according to the latest World Bank statistics, placing it in a solid position within Central America. The classification, based on annual per capita income, includes countries where...
El Salvador officials say deported migrants in notorious jail are Trump’s problem, not theirs
The Independent
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July 8, 2025
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Siemens Launches First Xcelerator Summit in El Salvador, Highlighting Digital Growth.
El Salvador in English
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July 9, 2025
El Salvador hosted the Siemens Xcelerator Summit for the first time, reinforcing its efforts to attract investment and boost economic growth through technology. The event gathered officials, business leaders, and tech experts to explore digital...
The Bitcoins Bulgaria’s government reportedly sold in 2018 now represent a $25 billion missed opportunity
Cryptopolitan
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July 16, 2025
In 2018, Bulgaria allegedly quietly sold off 213,500 Bitcoins seized from a criminal syndicate, reaping what then seemed like a prudent windfall. But with Bitcoin now trading at over $117,000, those coins would be worth more than $25 billion...
As El Salvador courts its exiles, some begin to return
PRI - The World
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July 9, 2025
For decades, El Salvador was a country that people fled — escaping gang violence, poverty, natural disasters and civil wars. But that trend is shifting. Migration from El Salvador to the United States — the main destination for Salvadoran exiles —...
El Salvador Opens Its Doors to Bitcoin Tourism with Airbtc.
El Salvador in English
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July 8, 2025
A new platform is reshaping the future of tourism in El Salvador by aligning it with the country’s vision of a Bitcoin-based economy. Airbtc, a crypto-native booking platform designed for travelers who want to pay exclusively with Bitcoin, is...