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Securitization for Airport Expansion

July 12, 2017

In El Salvador, preparations are being made for a third securitization to finance the extension works at the Monseñor Romero airport terminal, and the tender will be announced in September.

The Autonomous Executive Port

El Salvador: Remittances Up 12%

May 2, 2017

In the first quarter of the year, family remittance revenues totaled $1,175 million, up $130 million and 12% compared to the same period in 2016.

From a report by the Central Bank:

Revenues from family remittances

El Salvador: Plans to Increase Hotel Supply

April 26, 2017

The union of hotel projects has increased the number of rooms available this year by 300 and in 2018 it is estimated there will be a further 100.

The expansion plans of existing hotels and construction of new ones were

El Salvador: GDP Up 2.4% in 2016

April 12, 2017

The 4.6% growth in activity in the agricultural sector accounted the most for the meager increase of 2.4% in GDP last year.
The Salvadoran economy has maintained its good economic performance, growing above historical

How to Attract More European Tourists

April 11, 2017

The average european tourist plans trips less than a year in advance and searches and books tour packages via the internet, without using intermediaries.
A study by the Costa Rican Tourism Institute to identify best

El Salvador: Record Remittances in 2016

March 23, 2017

Total remittances received during the year reached $4,576 million, 7% more than the remittances recorded in 2015.
Income from remittances totaled US $4.576 billion in 2016, exceeding by US $306 million the total amount of

52 cascos azules de El Salvador se adiestran en España para ir al Líbano

March 22, 2017

Alberto López

El Ministerio de Defensa de El Salvador despachó recientemente a 52 de sus militares para desempeñarse como casos azules de una misión de paz de Naciones Unidas en Líbano.
Los 52 miembros que forman parte del Décimo

El Salvador: $15 million Mall Announced

March 21, 2017

Plans are being made to build a shopping center in San Miguel measuring 38 thousand square meters with 600 parking spaces, and commercial spaces for restaurants and cinemas.
The company in charge of the project is Proyectos

International Investment Forum in El Salvador

March 20, 2017

From March 28th to 30th potential international investors will learn about public and private projects in infrastructure, tourism, energy and industrial development.

The country will open the first International Investment

El Salvador: Results from "Stop Over" Tourist Scheme

March 17, 2017

5,000 tourists have taken advantage of the tourism promotion program known as Stop Over', which allows air passengers with connections of between 5 and 48 hours to go out of the airport without incurring any additional fees.

The Tourism

Cómo fijar precios y no morir en el intento

March 14, 2017

Creer que solo vende más quien tiene los precios más bajos o quien ofrece los mejores descuentos es uno de los mitos sobre fijación de precios que puede llevar a las empresas al fracaso.

Algunas prácticas de fijación de

Five myths about prices that destroy businesses

March 14, 2017

Believing that you can only sell more by having the lowest price or offering the best discounts is one of the myths about pricing that can cause companies to fail.

Some practices used in setting prices which are still considered the most