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News El Salvador » Commerce: El Salvador Commerce Secretary: Bitcoin Won't Replace Dollar

News channel or source: https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2021/06/07/el-salvador-commerce-secretary-bitcoin-wont-replace-dollar

Published on: Sunday 06 June 2021

El Salvador's proposed embrace of bitcoin would not end dollarization in the Central American economy, top government officials said, addressing concerns raised by citizens confused about the plan.

News El Salvador » Commerce: At El Salvador’s Bitcoin Beach, a glimpse of crypto economy

News channel or source: https://finance-commerce.com/2021/06/at-el-salvadors-bitcoin-beach-a-glimpse-of-crypto-economy/

Published on: Friday 11 June 2021

EL ZONTE, El Salvador — After El Salvador’s congress made the bitcoin legal tender this week, eyes turned to this rural fishing village on the Pacific coast. Known to surfers for its pounding waves, ...

News El Salvador » Commerce: 14% of Salvadoran businesses have transacted in BTC: Chamber of Commerce

News channel or source: https://cointelegraph.com/news/14-of-salvadoran-businesses-have-transacted-in-btc-chamber-of-commerce

Published on: Thursday 17 March 2022

Businesses in El Salvador have been slow to adopt Bitcoin (BTC) ever since the country famously recognized the digital asset as legal tender in September 2021, according to a recent survey by the ...

News El Salvador » Commerce: Foundation for Cultural Exchange celebrates 21 years with El Salvador sister city

News channel or source: https://www.kjct8.com/2025/10/30/foundation-cultural-exchange-celebrates-21-years-with-el-salvador-sister-city/

Published on: Thursday 30 October 2025

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -The Foundation for Cultural Exchange will celebrate 21 years working with its sister city, El Espino in El Salvador, with a fundraiser on Saturday, November 1.

News El Salvador » Commerce: El Salvador evaluates NPP sites

News channel or source: https://www.neimagazine.com/news/el-salvador-evaluates-npp-sites/

Published on: Tuesday 28 October 2025

El Salvador is evaluating potential sites for its first nuclear power plant, aiming to supply 26% of its electricity from nuclear by 2050.

News El Salvador » Commerce: The independent press under siege in El Salvador: persecution, violence, and financial strangulation force journalists into exile

News channel or source: https://rsf.org/en/independent-press-under-siege-el-salvador-persecution-violence-and-financial-strangulation-force

Published on: Thursday 23 October 2025

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is alarmed by the growing threats, judicial persecution, and financial asphyxiation measures against the press under President Nayib Bukele’s government. This ...