El Salvador

El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes has announced that he intends to implement a total ban on mining, undermining the generally pro-business policy stance that places El Salvador... 2010-06-30

BMI has introduced Infrastructure Business Environment ratings for six countries in Central America. These metrics highlight the disparities between the top performers, Panama and Costa... 2010-06-16

Central American states and the European Union agreed to a historic agreement on liberalising trade, cutting import tariffs and granting complete market access to industrial products... 2010-06-03

While all Central American economies averted a banking sector crisis in 2009, we believe there is a huge divergence in growth potential for the coming years. Our favoured market from... 2010-04-27

El Salvadorian President Mauricio Funes has met with US President Barack Obama, emphasising his intention to forge a 'strategic partnership' with Washington. The meeting, during which... 2010-04-07

Our revised business environment ratings highlight a favourable backdrop for attracting long-term investment into Central American infrastructure development. Though vast potential... 2010-04-07

The Inter-American Development Bank approved on February 19 a US$200mn loan to finance a programme aimed at improving El Salvador's public finances. The programme will come as a welcome... 2010-03-09