Jimmy Carter’s Dark Legacy in El Salvador
Carter’s administration rejected Saint Óscar Romero’s pleas not to provide military aid to the Salvadoran junta before he was assassinated.
El Salvador closes 2024 with a record low number of homicides
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador closed 2024 with a record low 114 homicides, continuing notable security gains ...
The St. Kitts-Nevis Observer6d
Gold Not Always Worth Its Weight, Says El Salvador Mining Expert.
Luis Parada, an expert in international arbitration, warns of serious risks as El Salvador reopens gold and silver mining, ...
Wall Street Journal15d
El Salvador Made Bitcoin an Official Currency. Now It’s Backtracking for IMF Loan.
The government of El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele agreed to scale back his ambitious plan to adopt bitcoin as a national currency in exchange for a much-needed $1.4 billion loan by the ...
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El Salvador to Scale Back Bitcoin Efforts Under $1.4 Billion IMF Deal
After four years of negotiations, El Salvador entered a $1.4 billion loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday. The deal, however, may not be as sweet as it sounds.
Newsweek24d
El Salvador Eyes $3 Trillion Gold Mine Beneath Its Soil
Seven years ago, El Salvador made global headlines as the first country in the world to ban all metal mining. The decision was hailed as a victory for environmental protection, celebrated by local ...
Mining24d
El Salvador sitting on $3 trillion worth of unmined gold, president says
El Salvador, which became the first country in the world to ban metals mining, could be losing out economy-changing wealth due to its massive unearthed gold deposits, says its President Nayib Bukele.
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El Salvador discovers a potential $3,000,000,000,000 worth of gold and no one is allowed to mine it
President Nayib Bukele has claimed that El Salvador is sitting on $3,000,000,000,000 of unmined gold. Bukele has revealed plans to submit a proposal to the Legislative Assembly, in order to 'repeal ...
TheStreet.com25d
El Salvador Is the Only Country Directly Buying Bitcoin Among 13 BTC-Holding Nations
Over 13 nations are now confirmed to hold the cryptocurrency, however, El Salvador stands out as the only country to make direct Bitcoin purchases, according to a report by River, a Bitcoin exchange.
CoinDesk25d
El Salvador to Change Bitcoin Law as Part of New IMF Deal: FT
El Salvador may roll back a small aspect of its Bitcoin law as part of a new deal with the International Monetary Fund. The Latin American country may no longer require Salvadorean merchants to ...
CoinTelegraph25d
El Salvador plans Bitcoin policy changes to secure $1.3B IMF loan — FT
El Salvador, the first country in the world to accept Bitcoin as legal tender, is reportedly scaling back its BTC ambitions under pressure from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). El Salvador ...
Business Insider25d
El Salvador will reportedly dial back its bitcoin ambitions to secure a loan from the IMF
El Salvador will likely dial down bitcoin's role as a legal tender in exchange for a $1.3 billion loan from the International Monetary Fund, The Financial Times reported. Though a finalized deal ...