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El Salvador
September 2023
EL SALVADOR: Bukele criticised over UNGA speech - LatinNews Daily - 22 September 2023
Bukele boasts of historic security progress but at what cost? - Weekly Report - 21 September 2023 (WR-23-38)
EL SALVADOR: Bukele announces new phase of security strategy - LatinNews Daily - 18 September 2023
REGION: New ferry linking El Salvador and Costa Rica enters service - Economy & Business - September 2023
In brief: El Salvador to forge alliance with Google - LatinNews Daily - 06 September 2023
In brief: El Salvador gov’t debt deal with banking association draws concern - LatinNews Daily - 05 September 2023
REGION: Security alert over ‘Dry Corridor’ - Security & Strategic Review - September 2023
EL SALVADOR: Security crackdown – a sure-fire vote winner for Bukele in 2024? - Security & Strategic Review - September 2023
August 2023
REGION: Parlacen ditches Taiwan for China - Weekly Report - 24 August 2023 (WR-23-34)
REGION: Taiwan angry over Parlacen expulsion - LatinNews Daily - 23 August 2023
In brief: NGO launches climate action initiative for Central America - LatinNews Daily - 21 August 2023
El Salvador’s foreign minister visits the US - LatinNews Daily - 14 August 2023
CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica tops table for foreign direct investment - Economy & Business - August 2023
In brief: First fully licensed crypto exchange in El Salvador - LatinNews Daily - 10 August 2023
EL SALVADOR: Bukelismo for export - Weekly Report - 03 August 2023 (WR-23-31)
EL SALVADOR: Bukele throws a security cordon around Cabañas - LatinNews Daily - 2 August 2023
July 2023
More Central Americans added to US corrupt actors list - LatinNews Daily - 31 July 2023
REGION: Little progress in LGBTI rights - Security & Strategic Review - August 2023
EL SALVADOR: New law allows mass trials - Weekly Report - 27 July 2023 (WR-23-30)
EL SALVADOR: Freedom of expression under pressure - LatinNews Daily - 25 July 2023
EL SALVADOR: Government pushes forward with bitcoin mining plans - Economy & Business - July 2023
Democracy at breaking point - Weekly Report - 13 July 2023 (WR-23-28)
June 2023
EL SALVADOR: Redrawing the political map - Security & Strategic Review - July 2023
US extends TPS for El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras - LatinNews Daily - 19 June 2023
In brief: El Salvador congress committee approves new CAF loan - LatinNews Daily - 13 June 2023
EL SALVADOR: Bukele alarms with electoral system changes - Weekly Report - 08 June 2023 (WR-23-23)
EL SALVADOR: Bukele signs law changing structure of legislature - LatinNews Daily - 08 June 2023
EL SALVADOR: Gov’t accused of ramping up attacks on media - LatinNews Daily - 07 June 2023
In brief: New bitcoin mining farm initiative in El Salvador - LatinNews Daily - 06 June 2023
EL SALVADOR: Bukele announces ‘war’ on corruption, political system changes - LatinNews Daily - 02 June 2023
May 2023
EL SALVADOR: Former president Funes sentenced over gang truce - LatinNews Daily - 30 May 2023
EL SALVADOR: Bukele names new human rights commissioner - LatinNews Daily - 25 May 2023
EL SALVADOR: Bukele rages as “zero murder” record tarnished - Weekly Report - 18 May 2023 (WR-23-20)
EL SALVADOR: Major security deployment following police officer’s murder - LatinNews Daily - 18 May 2023
EL SALVADOR: UN rapporteur urges release of high-profile HRDs - LatinNews Daily - 17 May 2023
EL SALVADOR: Bukele claims record “murder free days” - LatinNews Daily - 12 May 2023
EL SALVADOR/REGION: Corte-IDH hearings on El Salvador case spark hopes for abortion ban easing - Security & Strategic Review - May 2023
EL SALVADOR: Gov’t faces various protests on Labour Day - LatinNews Daily - 02 May 2023
April 2023
GUATEMALA/REGION: US announces new migration measures - LatinNews Daily - 28 April 2023
EL SALVADOR: Bukele’s security plan in the spotlight - Weekly Report - 20 April 2023 (WR-23-16)
In brief: El Salvador bars publication of IMF report - LatinNews Daily - 19 April 2023
EL SALVADOR: Rights groups condemn leading media outlet’s ‘exile’ - LatinNews Daily - 17 April 2023
March 2023
EL SALVADOR: US indictment sheds more light on negotiations with gangs - Security & Strategic Review - April 2023
EL SALVADOR: Protests as state of emergency passes one-year mark - LatinNews Daily - 29 March 2023
EL SALVADOR: Corte-IDH hears landmark abortion case - LatinNews Daily - 24 March 2023
In brief: Pressure to stop BCIE lending to Nicaragua - LatinNews Daily - 20 March 2023
US Trade Representative visits Brazil - LatinNews Daily - 20 March 2023
CENTRAL AMERICA: US announces US$950m in private sector investment - Economy & Business - March 2023
EL SALVADOR: Ratings agencies sound note of cautious optimism, but poverty rate rises - Economy & Business - March 2023
EL SALVADOR: Bukele gears up for 2024 - Weekly Report - 16 March 2023 (WR-23-11)
EL SALVADOR: Bukele plans for a 2024 re-election victory - LatinNews Daily - 16 March 2023
US requests extradition of son of Mexico’s ‘El Chapo’ - LatinNews Daily - 06 March 2023
EL SALVADOR: Bukele claims victory, hails dismantling of gangs - Security & Strategic Review - March 2023
EL SALVADOR: Bukele clashes with Colombia’s Petro over mega-prison - LatinNews Daily - 02 March 2023
February 2023
In brief: Salvadorean NGO urges corruption probe into gov’t bitcoin app - LatinNews Daily - 23 February 2023
TRACKING TRENDS - Weekly Report - 16 February 2023 (WR-23-07)
In brief: IMF urges El Salvador to address bitcoin risks - LatinNews Daily - 13 February 2023
EL SALVADOR: Impact of gang crackdown acknowledged - Weekly Report - 09 February 2023 (WR-23-06)
In brief: US announces new investments for Central America - LatinNews Daily - 07 February 2023
US legislators call for halt in security funding to Peru - LatinNews Daily - 06 February 2023
EL SALVADOR: Bukele critics acknowledge major reduction in gang presence - LatinNews Daily - 06 February 2023
EL SALVADOR: Security plan enters new phase - Security & Strategic Review - February 2023
COSTA RICA/REGION: Costa Rica registers record homicides in 2022 - Security & Strategic Review - February 2023
A dire year for press freedom in Central America - Security & Strategic Review - February 2023
In brief: Gov’t loans aim to boost Ecuador’s tourism industry - LatinNews Daily - 03 February 2023
EL SALVADOR: NGO claims rise in custody deaths under state of emergency - LatinNews Daily - 03 February 2023
January 2023
EL SALVADOR: Gov’t faces new spyware allegations - LatinNews Daily - 31 January 2023
Democracy dominates Celac summit in Argentina - Weekly Report - 26 January 2023 (WR-23-04)
In brief: El Salvador’s Bukele claims debt repayment - LatinNews Daily - 24 January 2023
In brief: New survey shows low usage of bitcoin in El Salvador - LatinNews Daily - 20 January 2023
EL SALVADOR: Environmentalists’ arrests spark concern - Weekly Report - 19 January 2023 (WR-23-03)
CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica maintains position as largest receiver of FDI - Economy & Business - January 2023
CENTRAL AMERICA: Vital coffee industry facing serious challenges, says new report - Economy & Business - January 2023
EL SALVADOR: Corruption concerns build over new megaprojects - LatinNews Daily - 13 January 2023
El Salvador homicides fall but at what cost? - Weekly Report - 12 January 2023 (WR-23-02)
In brief: El Salvador approves new legislative bill on digital securities - LatinNews Daily - 12 January 2023
EL SALVADOR: State of emergency extended again - LatinNews Daily - 12 January 2023
EL SALVADOR: Contentious pensions reform approved - Weekly Report - 05 January 2023 (WR-23-01)