El Salvador

El Salvadorian President Mauricio Funes' efforts to improve bilateral relations with the US got a major boost in late March with the visit of President Barack Obama to the country.... 2011-03-28

BMI View: El Salvador remains in the economic doldrums, with December data showing the country's seasonally adjusted economic activity index remains 7.5% below 2007 highs. While the... 2011-03-28

BMI View: El Salvador's balance of payments picture continues to worsen, with the structural current account deficit now being matched by a financial and capital account shortfall.... 2011-03-16

El Salvador's dire security situation is again in the spotlight following the announcement that the US has decided to add an additional US$200mn to its counter-narcotics programmes... 2011-03-08

BMI View: Latest data reinforces our view that remittances to El Salvador are likely to remain distinctly weak for the foreseeable future, rising just 2.2% y-o-y in the 12 months... 2011-03-08

BMI View: Latest data reinforces our view that remittances to El Salvador are likely to remain distinctly weak for the foreseeable future, rising just 2.2% y-o-y in the 12 months... 2011-03-08

BMI View: El Salvador's already precarious political risk situation risks further deterioration over 2011, as congressional and municipal elections draw closer, and the government... 2011-03-01

BMI View: El Salvador's already precarious political risk situation risks further deterioration over 2011, as congressional and municipal elections draw closer, and the government... 2011-03-01

BMI View: We expect political risks in Central America to rise over the next 12 months, as electoral uncertainty aggravates existing tensions caused by gaping social divisions and... 2011-02-22

Despite repeated negotiations, the El Salvadorian government has failed to reach an agreement with striking teachers' unions over wage increases. While the government is citing its... 2011-02-03