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Weekly Report - 04 August 2022 (WR-22-31)
El Salvador’s Bukele moves to quell fears of default
President Nayib Bukele has sought to address concerns that El Salvador is heading for a default amid mounting alarm about the country’s finances. This has been exacerbated by the country’s adoption of cryptocurrency bitcoin as legal tender nearly a year ago and its impact on access to multilateral funds and investor confidence.
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