El Salvador

El Salvador has stepped up efforts to bring rapidly escalating organised crime under control. The latest move in President Mauricio Funes' 'mano duro' strategy saw congress back plans... 2010-09-29

BMI View: Rising import levels will push El Salvador's trade balance further into deficit over the medium term, and with remittance levels unlikely to recover any time soon, we expect... 2010-09-29

BMI View: Rising import levels will push El Salvador's trade balance further into deficit over the medium term, and with remittance levels unlikely to recover any time soon, we expect... 2010-09-29

BMI View: El Salvador's economic recovery is yet to pick up pace, with the seasonally adjusted economic activity index showing just 2.1% y-o-y growth in July, and still struggling... 2010-09-29

BMI View: El Salvador's economic recovery is yet to pick up pace, with the seasonally adjusted economic activity index showing just 2.1% y-o-y growth in July, and still struggling... 2010-09-29

A weaker external outlook for Q410-2011 has seen a downward revision to some of the top-ranked economies in our most recent Latin American sovereign risk ratings. Yet, while several... 2010-09-16

The government of El Salvador has drafted a new public-private partnership (PPP) law, which will allow private companies to manage many of the country's most important investment projects.... 2010-09-02

BMI View: While remittances from El Salvadorians working abroad are finally starting to tick up with growth of 2.3% y-o-y in July, inflows remain well below 2008 levels, reinforcing... 2010-09-02

BMI View: While remittances from El Salvadorians working abroad are finally starting to tick up with growth of 2.3% y-o-y in July, inflows remain well below 2008 levels, reinforcing... 2010-09-02

BMI View: Central America's two speed economic development is set to continue, as political obstacles in the economies with the weakest growth outlook prevent the introduction of... 2010-08-31