El Salvador Breaks Investment Record Amid Rising International Confidence.

El Salvador has reached a major economic milestone, reporting USD 322.24 million in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the first quarter of 2025—the highest amount recorded in the last six years. This marks a 64% increase compared to Q1 2024, according …

Bitcoin Office Director in El Salvador Named Among Top 20 AI Visionaries for Originality.

Stacy Herbert, director of El Salvador’s Bitcoin Office, has been recognized as one of the top 20 most original voices in artificial intelligence and technology, according to a new ranking published by @grok, an emerging AI-powered analysis platform. The …

People deported from the United States are being held in El Salvador's maximum security CECOT prison

El Salvador officials claim US has exclusive jurisdiction over imprisoned deportees

In court documents filed on Monday, El Salvador officials stated that the US maintains exclusive control over deportees imprisoned at the Terrorism Confinement Center (CECOT) in El Salvador, directly contradicting Trump administration claims that the US …

El Salvador officials say deported migrants in notorious jail are Trump’s problem, not theirs

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Democrats Are 'Just Salty,' Says Nayib Bukele: El Salvador's President Laughs At Senate Bill Calling For Sanctions On ...

El Salvador President Nayib Bukele called Democrats “salty” on Tuesday, reacting to a proposed bill by party senators that calls for sanctions on the Central American nation. What Happened: The El Salvador Accountability Act of 2025 was introduced last …

Riding the Wave: Why UK Tourism Investors Should Look to El Salvador’s Coastal Property

A confluence of drastically improved security, strategic government initiatives, and an increasingly vibrant cultural scene is drawing significant attention from international investors, especially from the UK and Europe. The country’s transformation is …

Cardano Pulled Out Of El Salvador Deal, Hoskinson Claims

Charles Hoskinson, founder of Cardano and CEO of Input Output Global (IOG), revealed in a newly published interview that his company passed on a potential deal with the government of El Salvador due to serious legal and geopolitical concerns—specifically …

El Salvador says US has jurisdiction over detained migrants

El Salvador has said that the United States has legal jurisdiction over deported migrants being held in the Central American country, court documents show. The assertion clashes with the Trump administration's claims that it has no authority to bring …

El Salvador Registers Deflation Amid Global Inflation Surge, Contrasting Sharply with Venezuela.

El Salvador has emerged as a global outlier in economic performance, recording a deflation rate of -0.21%, according to the latest data published by @stats_feed and sourced from Trading Economics. In a world where many nations are battling soaring …